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SG freeze to hit young and low income earners hardest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... creation of a two-tier super system, with inequitable access to tax concessions depending on income." Prime Minister Tony Abbott defended his decision to freeze the SG on ABC's 7.30 last night, saying: "The SG levy comes out of workers' pockets, so by ...

Govt seeks discretion to freeze super guarantee

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... and their 30s and their 40s and indeed their 50s will have tens of thousands of dollars less to retire on because Tony Abbott's decided to break his promise." He said the policy was an attack on ordinary people while politicians draw on their generous ...

The certainty in a sea of uncertainties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014

Labor questions Murray, calls for another inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... next two weeks. Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson revealed yesterday that he has written a letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, asking him to cast Murray aside from the chairmanship of the inquiry. "He was the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank until 2005 ...

Government still mulling response on Senate report

LAURA MILLAN AND AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... set up a Royal Commission to investigate cases of bad advice, fraud and document forgery within CBA, prime minister Tony Abbott said he won't be rushed into a further inquiry. Instead, he wants to first consider the report on the issue. Mum and dad investors ...

CBA needs to"lift its game": Treasurer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... government has not yet made its position public regarding the request for a Royal Commission. Last Friday, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that the government needs to "carefully consider" the Committee's 500-page report. "We do obviously have an inquiry ...

Government plays down support for royal commission

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... Committee's recommendation that there be a royal commission into Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the government would "carefully consider" the parliamentary committee report. However he remained non-committal over ...

FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... say on retirement incomes policy further down the track." "[Superannuation] is on my mind, it's on [Prime Minister] Tony Abbott's mind. We're thinking about how we're going to make retirement incomes policy sustainable," Hockey said. As the superannuation ...

IFM bets $1bn on US shale gas revolution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... environmentalists. The announcement comes after IFM Investors chief executive Brett Himbury joined Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb on their business delegation to the US and Canada. Himbury said he was "immensely ...

Wanted: $20bn electricity investor for NSW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... year's NSW state election. Announcement of the internal party agreement coincides with the conclusion of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's latest international trip that included a visit to Canada where one of his objectives was wooing Canadian pension funds ...