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Suggestions we don't support 12% CSG lies: Hockey

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Opposition Treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has been forced to clarify the Coalition's stance on the increase in compulsory superannuation contributions from 9% to 12% for the second time in a week. The Government pounced on a note in the parliamentary ...

Politicians move 'super' goal posts at their peril

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Recent political and Treasury debate about changes to superannuation should not put doubts into people's minds about its attractiveness as an tax structure within which to invest for their retirement, according to Michael Hutton, head of wealth management ...

Policy team reshuffles at ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... including the development of strategic policy positions and approaches, management of relationships with all regulators and Treasury, and also advocacy strategy and delivery." Tony Keir has also been promoted to the role of general manager, policy operations. ...

ME Bank launches premium treasury service

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
ME Bank will launch a new premium treasury service for wealth management advisers at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference in Melbourne on Wednesday. According to ME Bank general manager liabilities Michael Donohue, the ...

Banks raise $15bn in wholesale markets

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... $US1.25 billion, three-year bond issue which came out earlier this week. Priced at a margin of 57 basis points over the US Treasury rate, the three-year, unsecured bond issue was marketed to accounts in Asia and the US. Managed by ANZ Banking Group ...

New chair at Australian Ethical

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... time basis. Previously, Tony has held senior positions in the Commonwealth Public Service, including secretary to the Treasury, secretary of the Department of Health and Social Security, deputy secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ...

Good, better, best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... that the US Federal Reserve could decided to reduce - if not altogether stop - its monthly purchases (US$45 billion in Treasury notes and US$40 billion in mortgage bonds) by mid-year this year. Yes, you read right...mid-year 2013. That's how far market ...

New Zealand Super on track after strong 2012

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... in 2012, the latest data show. Since the fund's launch in September 2003 it has returned 7.92%, exceeding the 90-day Treasury Bill rate by 2.84%. The Fund's long-term performance target is to beat the Treasury Bill rate by at least 2.5%. The New Zealand ...

Ken Henry to join ASX board

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry has been appointed as a non-executive director to the board of the Australian Securities Exchange. Henry will join the board from 1 February, with shareholders set to vote on his appointment at the company's annual ...

FATCA outcome remains unclear

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
The full impact of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) regulations from the US Treasury and IRS on Australian financial institutions is still uncertain, says Ernst & Young's Paul Siviour. Ernst & Young's Oceania Banking and Capital Markets ...