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Hockey slams Labor super tax proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
Treasurer Joe Hockey has responded to Labor's suggestion of a 15% tax on super earnings above $75,000, saying, "Labor's default position is always to increase taxes." In an interview, Hockey said he hadn't looked at the "details" of Labor's announcement ...

Industry responds to Grattan report

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... outcomes are best-delivered by funds that "return all profits to members," he emphasised the continuing importance of the Fair Work Commission's super "safety net". "The banks oppose the super safety net and are lobbying the government to scrap it so ...

No changes to neg gearing, super in Budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Just three weeks out from the Abbott government's second budget, the Prime Minister and Assistant Treasurer have said there will be no changes to tax policy regarding negative gearing or superannuation. On speculation that the government might act to ...

What might trigger a sell-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... they flow to emerging markets, as opposed to the United States, will also be important." Gov Glenn's point: "...there is a fair bit that we don't know, but need to learn, about this environment. It will be important for the officials thinking about these ...

Grattan issues new report on super fees

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... products to go through three gates: "firstly, to be approved by APRA, secondly to be accepted for default listing by the [Fair Work Commission] FWC Expert Panel, and thirdly to be chosen from the list by the FWC Full Bench." This process, Loane argued ...

NAB fined $40m over British bank failings

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
National Australia Bank's British bank (Clydesdayle) recently received a record fine nearing $40 million for lying to the United Kingdom's Financial Ombudsman Service as well as adopting inappropriate complaint policies. The UK's Financial Conduct Authority ...

Bernie Ripoll to retire from federal politics

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Labor MP and architect of the first Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms Bernie Ripoll will not contest the next federal election. Ripoll announced the decision on his Facebook page and said that he will finish his term as an MP and will continue ...

Hockey sounds tax alarm bells

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... chair of the G20 last year, we provided leadership and the political will needed to ensure multinational companies pay their fair share of tax." Hockey also highlighted how the digital economy was outpacing tax reform, pointing to services like Uber ...

AMP Capital names successor to property fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... Australian office, retail and industrial property sectors. This includes the newly-developed Macquarie Centre in Sydney; Pacific Fair on Queensland's Gold Coast, which is currently undergoing significant re-development; and potential developments at ...

Seniors weigh in on super tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... we need to put them all on the table, see what will work and what won't, and develop a retirement incomes system that is fair and sustainable for the long term. "Some of the ideas ACOSS has put forward have merit and we welcome their input in the discussion ...