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Republican brands Dodd-Frank "regulatory waterboarding"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... higher amounts of capital to guard against risks. "If a bank chooses to have a fortress balance sheet that protects taxpayers and minimises systemic risk, then bankers ought to be allowed to be bankers," he said.

Rising age pension costs unfair on young people: CIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... pension per recipient is rising. This will place huge pressure on future government budgets and, by extension, future taxpayers who will, by necessity, be younger people. These increases in the age pension costs are over and above the impact of longevity ...

ISA slams super opt out proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... of super, the higher the cost of funding the age pension would become a burden which would fall ever more heavily on taxpayers," said Collins. "There are a number of sensible ways to make the super system deliver a fairer outcome for lower and middle ...

Industry bodies attack SG freeze speculation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... more in age pension outlays to make up for the shortfall in superannuation savings, which would increase pressure on taxpayers and the long term budget. "It is hard to believe the government would seriously consider capping increases to universal, compulsory ...

Financial services among top taxpayers

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... first round of its corporate tax transparency data yesterday, publishing the tax details of about 1500 large corporate taxpayers. Next year the tax details of about 300 private corporations are also expected to be published. Outside of banks, financial ...

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 ...

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Praemium's new leadership toughens earnings yardstick

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:49PM
Praemium's new leadership will be keeping a close eye on costs, with new chief executive Denis Orrock noting he will make sure the technology upgrade underway translates into stronger earnings and better returns for shareholders.

Australian Ethical FUM drops by $70m

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:21PM
Australian Ethical saw a net outflow of $100 million in its investment business in the first quarter of the financial year.

Perennial expands wholesale offer for pre-IPOs

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:59AM
Perennial Partners is launching a new strategy for wholesale investors to capitalise on global pre-IPO opportunities, requiring a minimum investment of $100,000.

Macquarie wealth investment chief to depart

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:37AM
Macquarie chief investment officer for wealth will take on a new role at a New Zealand-based investment management firm after serving in the position for close to three years.

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