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Labor supports tax cuts

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016

... $80,000 to $87,000 but said more could be done to help those on lower incomes. "Seventy-five per cent of Australian taxpayers miss out on a tax cut in this government's Budget and those that do get a tax cut - those on $87,000 per year - get about $6 ...

FSC sends final budget message

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016

... contribution caps for middle-income superannuation members would hurt Australia's budget long-term, bear an increased cost to taxpayers, and not align with super's objective. This is the final message from the Financial Services Council (FSC) to Federal ...

Republican brands Dodd-Frank "regulatory waterboarding"

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016

... higher amounts of capital to guard against risks. "If a bank chooses to have a fortress balance sheet that protects taxpayers and minimises systemic risk, then bankers ought to be allowed to be bankers," he said.

Rising age pension costs unfair on young people: CIS

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016

... pension per recipient is rising. This will place huge pressure on future government budgets and, by extension, future taxpayers who will, by necessity, be younger people. These increases in the age pension costs are over and above the impact of longevity ...

ISA slams super opt out proposal

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016

... of super, the higher the cost of funding the age pension would become a burden which would fall ever more heavily on taxpayers," said Collins. "There are a number of sensible ways to make the super system deliver a fairer outcome for lower and middle ...

Industry bodies attack SG freeze speculation

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016

... more in age pension outlays to make up for the shortfall in superannuation savings, which would increase pressure on taxpayers and the long term budget. "It is hard to believe the government would seriously consider capping increases to universal, compulsory ...

Financial services among top taxpayers

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015

... first round of its corporate tax transparency data yesterday, publishing the tax details of about 1500 large corporate taxpayers. Next year the tax details of about 300 private corporations are also expected to be published. Outside of banks, financial ...

Pillar privatisation confirmed

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015

... expects to call for expressions of interest in 2016. "Ongoing public ownership of Pillar is not in the interests of NSW taxpayers or Pillar's clients in this competitive market," Berejiklian said. "Private owners will put Pillar in a stronger position ...

No change to super tax subsidy measure

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015

... the Tax Expenditures Statement (TES) that tries to measure the cost to the Commonwealth Budget of tax concessions by taxpayers. Superannuation lobby groups aligned to the wealth management sector have long argued that the TES significantly overestimates ...

The GFC is still among us: Varoufakis

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015

... another loan agreement which extends Greece's pain. I am not going to take more money from European and international taxpayers under conditions which I knew guaranteed that we would not be able to pay that money and would shrink our national income ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:39PM

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 | 12:33PM

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 | 12:10PM

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 | 12:28PM

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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