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Fight the ATO not Govt on MIS tax ruling: Costello

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
... up-front tax concessions associated with non-forestry managed investment schemes (MIS) will cause havoc. Treasurer Peter Costello has defended the ruling, emphasising that the decision has been made by the ATO and not the government. "There is a view ...

ATO to create single lost super gateway

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... Superannuation legislative package stemming from the Federal Budget has been introduced into Parliament. Treasurer Peter Costello said as a result of the reforms, in the vast majority of cases, the 90 per cent of Australians in taxed schemes will have ...

Multiple super accounts wasting billions in fees: CHOICE

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006
... it has only recently begun taking active steps to practically address it and has even drawn the ire of Treasurer Peter Costello who has threatened legislative solutions if they did not respond. A major reform in the 2006 Federal Budget is the creation ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
... industrialisation of many developing economies. The IMF has otherwise expressed its sentiment along with Australian Treasurer Peter Costello that low-income members countries should be allowed increased political voice in the name of better international ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
... or May of this year whereas commercial finance has been on the improve since about that time. The Treasurer Mr Peter Costello has warned that the impact of the national drought and the peaking of commodity prices signals a slowing of domestic output ...

ASIC welcomes ex-head of ASX

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2006
... appointed commissioner with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The announcement by Treasurer Peter Costello was welcomed by ASIC chairman, Jeffrey Lucy. "Mr D'Aloisio is a highly respected Australian and brings a strong business ...

Funds must make it easier to amalgamate small accounts: Costello

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
Treasurer Peter Costello, speaking at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) conference this week, said the superannuation industry must work harder to make amalgamations of small accounts easier. "Kids have got a whole lot of part-time ...

Future Fund climbs to $32 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
... within-year cash management requirements without short term borrowing," said a statement released by Treasurer Peter Costello. Amounts invested in the Future Fund are expected to earn a real return of at least 4.5 to 5.5 per cent over the long term ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
... Exchange at 0737 AEST, the December share price index contract was up nine points at 5,117. Today, federal treasurer Peter Costello will unveil the final budget surplus for 2005-06, Nufarm will release its annual earnings and Affinity Equity Partner's ...

Costello puts super and savings in the hands of kids

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2006
... currency called "mutual" by doing environmentally friendly activities in their school hours, according to Treasurer Peter Costello. In a radio interview with ABC Newcastle's Carol Duncan yesterday, the Treasurer said that the government's financial literacy ...