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The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
"I am a man who will fight for your honour I'll be the hero that you're dreaming of... Just like a knight in shining armour, from a long time ago Just in time I will save the day..." - Peter Cetera, "Glory Of Love Lyrics" For a little while there, I ...

Financial services industry unites for marriage equality

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
Australia's financial services businesses have put rivalries aside and got ahead of politics in a country-wide campaign to support marriage equality. A total of 562 organisations, among which are Australia's top financial services businesses, have signed ...

Lift preservation age to 65, save $7bn annually

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
Following successive government plans to lift the age at which retirees can access their age pension, policymakers are pushing ahead with proposals to lift the Preservation Age. The Productivity Commission (PC) has just released research that they believe ...

Labor demands to see Treasury papers on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
The federal opposition is calling for documents to be released 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 ...

Is content king for super funds?

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Publishing is a daily mainstream activity for superannuation funds yet it requires a different set of rules and skills than pure fund management to engage the public sphere. Equipsuper strategic marketing and communications executive officer, Geoff ...

Shadow Treasurer will go to election over super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
Federal Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen is prepared to table changes to superannuation tax concessions in parliament prior to an election. Bowen made the call in his recent budget reply speech at the National Press Club where he reiterated the current ...

Super concessions key to tax review

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
The financial services industry welcomed the government's decision not to touch superannuation in the 2015 Budget, but the PM's promise that "there will be no changes to super" in the future has brought the tax review into question. "There will be no ...

Good Budget, bad Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
"Dizzy, I'm so dizzy my head is spinning A Like a whirlpool it never ends..." A -Tommy Roe Done listening, watching and reading all about whys, hows, whens and wherefores of Budget 2015-16? I know I am, I'm so, like... over it. By the by, Financial ...

Budget for uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Yes! This was my jubilant exclamation as I watched the S&P/ASX 200 index started climbing from the get go yesterday. Yup, I expected as much given the good news on or before "Mother's Day" - goldilocks US employment report, clam in the bond markets ...

No changes to neg gearing, super in Budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Just three weeks out from the Abbott government's second budget, the Prime Minister and Assistant Treasurer have said there will be no changes to tax policy regarding negative gearing or superannuation. On speculation that the government might act to ...