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Taxes, levies and fees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013

Cormann commits to change in face of Labor moratorium

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... adverse changes' commitment. This announcement, along with the Treasurer's yesterday, will remove super from the annual Budget night uncertainty," Cooper said. "Lifting super from the annual uncertainty cycle is an outcome the wider superannuation industry ...

ASFA calls for clarity on Labor's super law freeze

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... about their super and retirement, they need certainty that the rules will not be subject to constant change and annual budget cycles." Andrea Slattery, chief executive of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), said, "We welcome the ...

Labor pledges five-year freeze on super tax

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... to legislate the charter into law. "From now on there won't be the annual speculation in the media about what an annual budget might or might not do to superannuation tax. What has come to be seen as regular changes under governments of all persuasions ...

FSC to support Indigenous financial literacy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... Paul Briggs added: "Knowledge and confidence in using money, the financial system and its products are keys to managing a budget, planning a work career, running a business or building long term assets, such as a houses and superannuation." The FNF said ...

Smokers' cough up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013

Labor promises five-year freeze on super tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... concessional caps or super co-contribution benefits for low income earners, which under Labor are way too low, once the budget is in a strong enough position to afford it. Or no capacity to ensure the issue of excess contributions is properly addressed ...

The recession we are promised to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

State Street wins $780m LGS mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has won a $780 million active Australian equities mandate from Local Government Super (LGS). LGS chief investment officer Craig Turnbull said the mandate reflects a move towards more active risk in the portfolio. ...

Numbers don't add up at McDonald's financial planning

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... criticism for its assumption that its low-paid workers can't live on the minimum wage income that they are paid. A sample budget on McDonald's "Practical Money Skills for Life" website assumes that a worker must have two full-time jobs and earn US$2,060 ...