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Advice associations respond to Federal Budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... delivering more supply to the residential property market," Kewin said. Kewin said strategy around the First Home Super Saver Scheme must be well considered. "This comes with quite a marked change in the required investment approach, with a 'dual' investment ...

Investment trusts receive affordable housing concessions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... trusts to facilitate new affordable housing developments. Investors will be able to pool funds into a professionally-managed scheme and receive concessional tax treatments assuming that at least 80% of portfolio returns come from affordable housing ...

Budget undermining super: Labor

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... joint statement the Turnbull government is "encouraging a raid on superannuation savings." "The first home super saver scheme will do nothing to address housing affordability but will work to undermine Australia's world-class superannuation system and ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Three separate financial services dispute resolution services will be combined and replaced by a 'one-stop-shop' to establish a simpler, more accessible and more affordable process for consumers. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) ...

Tax relief for merging super funds extended

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... super funds hold less than $1 billion in superannuation savings. Superannuation funds Quadrant, RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme, and Tasplan successfully merged last year.

Tax breaks delivered to first home buyers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... and Melbourne, has resulted in young families delaying the purchase of their first home," budget documents say. While the scheme is loosely based on the Rudd government's first home saver account that were introduced in 2008 but abandoned by the Abbott ...

Budget for the wealthy: Labor

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... and Medicare. The Medicare levy will increase on 1 July 2017 from 2% to 2.5% to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Also starting July 1, Medicare or general practitioners (GP) bulk billing will be indexed, together with GP and specialist ...

What the 2017 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... to navigate clients through Treasurer Scott Morrison's housing affordability package - from the First Home Super Savers Scheme right through to an initiative encouraging older Australians to free up housing stock by downsizing. The latter would allow ...

Government puts stopper on Future Fund drawdowns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
The Federal Government has said drawdowns from the Future Fund will not commence in 2020-21 in order to preserve returns. As per the Future Fund Act 2006, drawdowns from the Future Fund were expected to commence at this point to meet the unfunded liabilities ...

Major banks receive Budget shakeup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... additional Tier 1 capital and deposits of individuals, businesses and other entities protected by the Financial Claims Scheme. In its Federal Budget, the Government has also allocated $1.1 million to Treasury to oversee the timely implementation of A ...