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Australian market skids on Greece

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... market's sharp drop. But, "Greece is the main factor," Mr Spooner said. On Sunday, Greeks voted overwhelmingly to reject the budget austerity reforms that creditors had proposed in exchange for loans the country needs to avoid default and a banking collapse. ...

Australian Defence Force offered super fund choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... choose. This forms part of legislation introduced by the federal government last month and announced in the 2014-15 federal budget. The legislation establishes a new military superannuation scheme for ADF members and accompanies legislation enabling ...

Australian market opens higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... building approvals on Wednesday and trade and retail sales later in the week indicating how small business has reacted to the budget tax cuts. Among the major banks, ANZ was up 35 cents to $32.55, Westpac had added 27 cents to $32.42, Commonwealth Bank ...

Labor demands to see Treasury papers on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... that allegedly show the government received advice on options to vary superannuation tax concessions prior to this year's budget. A Freedom of Information request by Labor to federal Treasury allegedly shows the Expenditure Review Committee, chaired ...

Australian shares up on first day of fin year

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... building approvals on Wednesday and trade and retail sales later in the week indicating how small business has reacted to the budget tax cuts. Among the major banks, ANZ was up 35 cents to $32.55, Westpac had added 27 cents to $32.42, Commonwealth Bank ...

AustralianSuper to pay early insurance to terminally ill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... off on a life expectancy of less than 12 months to access their super. The federal government announced in this year's budget it would change the period to 24 months, starting today. Slater and Gordon insurance lawyer, Annemarie Gambera, welcomed the ...

D-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... Grexit - it was downhill from there. Not even the positive reception to Australian Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey's second Budget nor the RBA's May interest rate reduction could get it back up again. Certainly gives meaning to that aged-old "sell in May..." ...

ISA appoints retirement policy adviser

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Industry Super Australia has appointed a specialist retirement policy adviser. Phil Gallagher is a statistician and policy modeller specialising in retirement incomes and population ageing. He has overseen quantitative analysis of Commonwealth social ...

Frydenberg outlines tax changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said the changes will "[increase] Australia's economic competitiveness while restoring the budget." Specifically, the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No.1) Bill 2015 streamlines the Offshore Banking ...

Australians ill prepared for financial future

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... 40 to 49 said they had a comprehensive financial plan in place for their property, investments, insurance, savings and budget." Head of alliance and distribution at Bridges Financial Services, Jason Kriss, said few young people had longer term investment ...