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Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016

... for women at retirement is $138,150, compared with $292,500 for men. It said twice the amount of government superannuation tax concessions flow to men than women. The research comes ahead of International Women's Day tomorrow. ACTU president Ged Kearney ...

Reducing concessional contribution caps would hurt: SMSFA

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016

... reduction in the general concessional super contribution cap from $30,000 to $20,000 a year as part of changing the superannuation tax mix in this year's federal budget. Slattery said the government needs to step in now and rule out speculation that ...

Super not for plugging Budget holes: AIST

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016

The focus of superannuation tax reform should be on improving fairness rather than introducing Capital Gains Tax changes that will reduce retirement income for all Australians, The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has said. Commenting ...

Renewed calls to remove super from political cycle

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016

... in government, the temptation to adjust policy has often proved too great. Ralston and Emerson argued that superannuation tax concessions should be scaled back to help the Government respond to its ongoing 'Budget emergency'. George was less convinced ...

Treasurer hints at super concession adjustments

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016

Treasurer Scott Morrison has given the clearest indication yet that tax incentives in superannuation will be adjusted when it announces the result of its tax and spending review shortly, especially for very high earners. Speaking to an audience of industry ...

ISA says 15pct tax rebate no good

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016

... ordinary wage earners on low and middle income rungs would not expect to be in the firing line when it comes to superannuation tax changes. "It is essential that super remains attractive for ordinary working Australians - failing to do so will reduce ...

Treasury revises cost of super tax concessions

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016

The estimated cost of superannuation 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 ...

20pct tax rebate is budget neutral: FSC

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016

Lifting the superannuation guarantee to 12% and pushing a 20% rebate on marginal tax rates for super contributions would have no effect on the federal budget. This is according to the latest modeling from PwC prepared for the Financial Services Council ...

ISA launches super tax plan

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015

... help people attain an adequate standard of living unsustainable for the economy? "Could the costs of providing superannuation tax concessions, for example, be directed elsewhere in the economy to make it work more efficiently? Could they, for instance ...

No change to super tax subsidy measure

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015

... superannuation component of the TES were most significant: "The Committee considered how the Statement should handle superannuation tax concessions, concluding that the current approach should be retained (i.e. that the 'income tax benchmark' continue ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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