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Is default super dated?

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... errors or a poorly operating default system are borne by both the individual as well as current and future generations of taxpayers. It is therefore appropriate that the public fund a process that ensures as far as possible, appropriate and superior ...

Super reforms finalised by year's end

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... have the superannuation reform measures introduced into the Parliament before the end of the year. This will provide taxpayers with certainty so they can make decisions about their savings and superannuation with confidence. Introducing the legislation ...

Legg Mason, AB funds highly recommended

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... than most peers at both a stock and sector level" and that one of the Trust's strengths is that "it is optimised for 0% taxpayers." The AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund, which also invests mainly in Australian listed shares, is designed for equity ...

Next wave of super legislation rolls in

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... remains on track to have these measures introduced into the Parliament before the end of the year. This will provide taxpayers with certainty so they can make decisions about their savings and superannuation with confidence. With the support of the Senate ...

Link considers Pillar bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... presence in Illawarra. Berejiklian has previously said ongoing public ownership of Pillar is not in the interests of NSW taxpayers or Pillar's clients in a competitive market. Aside from the sale process, Pillar is undertaking Project Eleanor - a multi-phase ...

SMSFs granted ATO extension over LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... to allow them further time beyond 30 June 2016. "Consideration of these individual requests has highlighted that many taxpayers may require more time in order to review the terms of LRBA's. Requests from taxpayers have also highlighted that taxpayers ...

Labor supports tax cuts

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... $80,000 to $87,000 but said more could be done to help those on lower incomes. "Seventy-five per cent of Australian taxpayers miss out on a tax cut in this government's Budget and those that do get a tax cut - those on $87,000 per year - get about $6 ...

FSC sends final budget message

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... contribution caps for middle-income superannuation members would hurt Australia's budget long-term, bear an increased cost to taxpayers, and not align with super's objective. This is the final message from the Financial Services Council (FSC) to Federal ...

Republican brands Dodd-Frank "regulatory waterboarding"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... higher amounts of capital to guard against risks. "If a bank chooses to have a fortress balance sheet that protects taxpayers and minimises systemic risk, then bankers ought to be allowed to be bankers," he said.

Rising age pension costs unfair on young people: CIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... pension per recipient is rising. This will place huge pressure on future government budgets and, by extension, future taxpayers who will, by necessity, be younger people. These increases in the age pension costs are over and above the impact of longevity ...