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ATO exec leaves to join consulting firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... borrowing arrangements for SMSFs and his departure follows the announcement of cost cuts by the government as part of the 2014 Budget. "Stuart will be central in increasing our capacity to service our existing client base in Queensland and our expansion ...

The recession we're wishing to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... neighbour still thinks we're in recession... we never got out of it since 2009 - we worry about rising joblessness, rising budget deficit, rising debt, rising property prices, improving US and UK economies and the prospect of interest rate hikes there. ...

The Future Fund is not a super fund: Costello

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... no government has made a contribution to the Future Fund. This, Costello said, is because the Future Fund is funded by budget surpluses, and Costello was the last treasurer to deliver a surplus. "I'd like someone to put some money in, but that doesn't ...

Retail funds deny relying on passive investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... is we question the ability to consistently produce alpha in large cap international equities and prefer to spend our fee budget in other areas of the portfolio. Other strategies are actively managed." Currently, there is ambiguity around the meaning ...

Tax cap reform bill released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
The government has released for public comment its draft legislation regarding its budget measure to address what it says are inadvertent breaches of the contribution caps. In a statement accompanying release of the bills and explanatory memorandum ...

Are we there yet?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
"What's the point of going out, we're just going to end up back here anyway?" Must give it to Homer, he really spits out good logic. Nah, not the literary giant that penned the Iliad and the Odysssey, but Homer the Simpson. Homer's words came to mind ...

Hot property on notice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... Perhaps it's time for Tony and Joey to step up to the plate and go Keynesian instead of being pro-cyclical (tightening the budget when the economy is slowing). They were able to find some dineros to join the war on ISIS - despite previous warnings over ...

Flatline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... anymore, not with PM Tony and Treasurer Joey at the helm, running a pro-cyclical fiscal policy (that is, running a tight budget in the face of economic slowdown). But we're getting more. Our big brother's - China - economy is slowing and weekend reports ...

Hockey names infrastructure top priority for G20

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
Treasurer Joe Hockey has said the mobilisation of private capital to fund infrastructure is his first priority ahead of the G20 meeting which kicks off today in Cairns. Speaking at the Bloomberg Sydney Summit this morning, Hockey said the G20 nations ...

SG freeze to hit young and low income earners hardest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
The government's decision to hold off raising the superannuation guarantee will cost young people tens of thousands of dollars in retirement savings, according to figures released by Industry Super Australia. A 25-year-old on $40,000 a year will miss ...