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Investor sentiment shifting overseas

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... small group of 'super AAA sovereigns', overseas investors that have snapped up the overwhelming majority of Australian treasury issuances may change sentiment quickly if their mood shifts to worrying about the potential impacts of a downturn. Minack ...

Tightening of super tax concessions far from guaranteed

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
Treasury's Rob Heferen has said that while media reports and industry stakeholders seem convinced a government raid on super tax concessions is on the horizon, that outcome is far from guaranteed. Treasury's recent tax expenditure statement showed that ...

Nationals pressure Treasury for RC into white collar crime

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
Nationals' Senator John Williams has given Treasury the suggested terms of reference for a Royal Commission into white collar crime. Williams confirmed to Financial Standard that he gave the documents to Treasurer Joe Hockey's chief of staff two weeks ...

Super is working but can be improved: Ripoll

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... billion a year is saved from Age Pension outlays because individual superannuation savings. At the same time, he added, Treasury estimates that the cost to the tax system and ultimately to the tax-payer of concessions is around $30 billion. However ...

Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... superannuation tax concessions cost the revenue," he said. "Much of that talk arises from estimates made by the Federal Treasury. "There is reason to think that the Treasury estimates are inflated or, at least, are based on unreal behavioural assumptions. ...

Advice register more detailed than expected

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
The Treasury's public register of financial advisers will be more detailed than it was expected, the regulations introduced by Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg show. As expected, the regulations include the obligation for financial advisers to provide ...

Remove 10% rule for deductible contributions: SMSF Association

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... fund members who need to ensure they comply with the 10% rule," the association said in its 2015 Budget submission to Treasury. Chief executive Andrea Slattery said: "We want to see a recommitment to the long-term goals of superannuation and in particular ...

Finance minister seeks interest from property investors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... the Minister for Finance Michael McCormack announced in a joint statement. The six buildings are the John Gorton and Treasury Buildings, East and West Block and Anzac Park East and West, all of which are located in the Parliamentary Triangle. An ongoing ...

Australia fails to attract foreign investors: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... enhance the export potential of Australia's $2.4 trillion funds management industry. The organisation's submission to Treasury noted that "60% of the assets managed in Hong Kong belong to foreign investors, in Singapore; the number is 80%. In contrast ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... America via the strong US dollar. It's starting to rear its ugly head there now. The differential between the 10-year US Treasury yield and the yield on 10-year Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) - a gauge of inflation expectations -- has ...