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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 ...

Deloitte super plan could save budget $6bn

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015

... trust" in super settings while actually achieving neither. Governments can only truly promise stability if the cost to taxpayers of our superannuation system is sustainable," Deloitte said. The views are presented in Deloitte's latest Mythbusting tax ...

FSC, FPA support ASIC user-pay model

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015

... ensure the costs of ASIC's regulatory activities are "borne by those creating the need for regulation rather than all taxpayers" and would increase ASIC's accountability to its stakeholders. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall agreed with this idea, saying ...

Bankers see ASIC user pays model as burden

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015

... of the regulatory activities undertaken by ASIC are borne by those creating the need for regulation, rather than all taxpayers. It would also increase ASIC's accountability to its stakeholders. However, ABA executive director of industry policy Tony ...

Put your tax return in to super

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015

... of living in retirement," Cahill said. Club Plus Super said the Australian Tax Office (ATO) believes at least 77% of taxpayers are likely to get a refund this year, with the average amount to be more than $3,600. The fund said the most tax effective ...

In wealthy Australia, philanthropy is the biggest loser

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015

... growth rates and its population is wealthier than ever, but philanthropic giving is now lower than it was 30 years ago. Taxpayers are giving an amount equivalent to only 0.57% of GDP, compared to their counterparts in the US, who give 2% of GDP each ...

Scrapping dividend imputation costly for retirees

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015

... these savings instead." The ASFA research shows a decrease in retirement income streams would also affect Australian taxpayers as they would bear around half of the cost through increased public pension entitlement. The report suggests that a complete ...

Consensus emerging on Tax White Paper

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015

... support for the retention of our system of dividend imputation." The Treasurer said in 2012, the top 10% of individual taxpayers paid nearly half the personal income tax collected by the government, and this "is an over-reliance and dependence on a narrow ...

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Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA

Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) will be fairer for financial advisers.

Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO

Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities.

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Treasury has opened a consultation to review existing conditions required for foreign investment approvals in Australia.

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO

Australians are approaching retirement with growing uncertainty about how superannuation and the Age Pension will work together, with new research pointing to gaps in both preparedness and confidence.

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