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ASFA warns govt against Super raid

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... announced to super in the Budget as it would reinvigorate the panic and knock consumer confidence in the system." Prime Minister Julia Gillard told the Per Capita forum in Canberra that the latest estimates pointed to a $12 billion shortfall in government ...

Super will improve under Labor: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten indicated that Labor plans to "improve" super at the sixth Super Roundtable held yesterday as part of the Gillard Government's reform agenda. Shorten hosted the roundtable that brought ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... fiscal cliff was in the works. Markets showed little effect from the fresh turmoil in the eurozone, after Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said he would resign in the coming days and Silvio Berlusconi threatened a comeback on an anti-austerity platform. ...

New charity regulator promises less red tape

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... fully operational organisation. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been involved," she said. Minister Bradbury also welcomed the establishment of the ACNC. "The establishment of the ACNC is about supporting public trust and ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... Jones industrial average dropped 13.82 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 12,951.78 after spending most of the day moving between small losses and small gains. The Standard and Poor's 500 lost 2.41 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 1,407.05 and the Nasdaq composite ...

Draft regulation released for Accountant Exemption

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
Draft regulations were released yesterday by the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation that could see accountants provide more financial advice if it passes into law. Minister Bill Shorten released the draft regulation which he said will ...

Super roundtable supports small business clearing house

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... clearing house reduces red tape for small business, but superfunds need to increase their promotion of its services," Minister Shorten said. A policy debate arose last year over the Medicare clearing house with the Coalition saying it was too expensive ...

WA closures signal mining boom end: Veda

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... Moses Samaha, head of commercial risk for Veda. He also said that analysis seems to support the view of federal resources minister Martin Ferguson that the mining boom is starting to slow and that small business closures in WA are a leading indicator. ...

Ernst & Young appoints Nick Sherry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Former Rudd-government Minister for Superannuation and former senator Nick Sherry will join Ernst & Young's superannuation practice in the capacity of senior advisor. Working with Ernst & Young's national superannuation leader Maree Pallisco, Sherry ...

Uncertainly good or bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... Applied Materials - slashed their earnings outlook. You want more. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index dropped to 91.4 in June - the lowest since October last year - from 94.4 in the previous month. That ...