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Treasury revises cost of super tax concessions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... tax concessions to the federal government this year has been revised down by about $4 billion according to the latest Treasury figures. Treasury released its 2015 Tax Expenditures Statement (TES) on Friday and showed its figure for super tax concessions ...

Ageing Australia will impact budget for next decade

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... pressures on health funding are expected to place significant tolls on the federal budget over the next decade according to a Treasury official. Secretary to the Treasury, John Fraser told the Sydney Institute yesterday that beyond the immediate budget ...

TCorp lands Hunter Hall chief

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... Hunter Hall International, New South Wales public sector fund manager TCorp announced his signing. Deverall is joining NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) as its new chief executive from 8 February. NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian said it was important ...

United approach to super fund disclosure: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... streamlining overlaps in reporting and disclosure processes. The idea forms one of AVCAL's three recommendations to federal Treasury on draft legislation for improved superannuation transparency. Public submissions to the draft legislation closed on ...

Drown baby, drown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... inflation expectations in the United States -- indicated by the differential between the yield on nominal US treasuries and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) - has turned down further away from the Fed's 2.0% target instead of towards it. ...

Parametric knows what keeps super trustees sleepless

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... and an opportunity for the industry in the immediate future, and Mercer is in ongoing discussions with the industry, Treasury and the Government on relevant matters," Mather said. "We believe the super industry needs more competition, more innovation ...

Adviser standards need a tidy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... entity it is unclear how proposed regulation and professional standards would apply to individuals. In its submission to Treasury on draft legislation aiming to lift professional standards of financial advice, ASFA also said advisers authorised to only ...

Choice of super fund won't always work: REST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
... Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) have commissioned a review by former Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor and Treasury Secretary Bernie Fraser to lead the development of a best practice governance code of conduct for not-for-profit superannuation ...

Custodian appoints new APAC head

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
... continues to evolve," Colle said. Prior to the latest appointment, BenoA(R)t was global head of finance, legal and ALM Treasury for BNP Paribas Securities Services based in Paris. He joined BNP Paribas Securities Services in 2002 after spending eight ...

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... Frederic S. Mishkin argued that, "The yield curve-specifically, the spread between the interest rates on the ten-year Treasury note and the three-month Treasury bill-is a valuable forecasting tool. It is simple to use and significantly outperforms other ...