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Wall Street up till it was down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... mention among my fave news sources. Reuters: "Investors were keeping an eye on the debate in Washington over U.S. government budget cuts that will take effect starting Friday if lawmakers fail to reach agreement on spending and taxes." Yup, no worries. ...

ATO upgrades SMSF and SuperSeeker website

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... amount has fallen in several years. The number of lost super accounts held by the ATO is expected to increase following the budget reform during 2012 that required super funds to lower the threshold at which they transfer lost super accounts to the ATO ...

Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... palpitation-inducing was the uncertainty over which way the Greeks would vote over new austerity measures and their country's 2013 Budget. There were worries about Japan too at the time: it was headed for a triple dip. And last, but certainly not least ...

Fed sorted easy, now for the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... in your head. Missed out on last week's dip? Not to worry, there might be another one coming this week for this week is budget ceiling "sequestration" discussion (brinkmanship?) week. According to Wikipedia (yeah I know, I know), "Sequestration involves ...

Industry groups join forces to mount super campaign

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... a point where we can no longer stand on the sidelines and allow further erosion of superannuation. "Over the four year budget estimates period, the cost to revenue of increasing the superannuation guarantee for 9 to 12 per cent and the Low Income Superannuation ...

Australia better long-term bet than the US

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... second highest dividend yield among developed countries. In light of the country's benign inflation outlook and attractive budget situation, Australia still has more monetary and fiscal policy flexibility than many other developed markets," Koesterich ...

Puke on the punchbowl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... uncertainties surrounding the federal fiscal outlook, but near-term uncertainties remained, including the prospect of automatic budget cuts. Participants generally agreed that fiscal negotiations could develop in a way that would result in significantly ...

Don't meddle with super industry bodies warn Govt

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... (SPAA) asked its members yesterday to stand against the changes to superannuation that are being discussed for the May budget. SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery opposed suggestions that tax concessions to superannuation will be pared back. During the SPAA national ...

Broken 'contribs law' needs fixing: SPAA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... contributions tax system should reduce the current tax grab, but Burgess questions its overall impact on the Government's budget position. Jemma Sanderson partner of financial services law firm Cooper Partners said that the legislation can also be particularly ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... official briefed on the speech. Obama will argue that fostering economic growth remains the best strategy to narrow a federal budget gap that has exceeded $1 trillion in each of the last four years". This calls for another...yawn -- a big one. For like ...