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Future Fund gains two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... Vincent's Medical Research Institute. The announcement was made on 23 March, and amid hype around bringing the Federal Budget forward one week and before the eventual double dissolution.

Govt underestimates SMSF Budget impact: BGL

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
Changes in the Federal Budget may affect as many as 85,000 SMSFs with 160,000 members, SMSF administration provider, BGL Corporate Solutions - many more than suggested in the budget papers. BGL is concerned the proposed $1.6 million pension cap will ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... down 3.4%; Hong Kong's down 4.5%; China's down 0.9%; Singapore's down 3.8%; South Korea's down 0.9%. Was it the Federal Budget that caused the Australian equities to zig when most others zagged? Or the upcoming 2 July Federal elections (but this was ...

Advisers not impressed with budget changes

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
More than 50% of advisers believe that the federal budget will have a negative impact on their clients but agree that it will drive an increase in the need for advice, according to a survey from Midwinter. The survey garnered responses from 103 Australian ...

Advisers encouraged to review changes carefully

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
A higher than expected number of changes to superannuation delivered in the 2016 federal budget will keep financial advisers on their toes, as they work to update financial plans in line with the changes. From 1 July 2017, the tax exempt status of income ...

FSC sends final budget message

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... the Financial Services Council is also wishing 2016 will be the last time superannuation faces tinkering in the federal budget. "We're focused on superannuation as a long-term savings policy for the country. It's not a budget issue, not a tax issue. ...

Budget leak proposes super tax crackdown

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
An alleged federal budget leak has caught the ire of a superannuation representative group that says any hike in super taxes needs to consider each end of the income spectrum. The leak, first aired on Sky News, says the federal government will run an ...

New boss for Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... are fortunate to have a person of James's calibre available to advocate the issues important to members. With a federal budget imminent and election looming, the Australian Chamber is soon to release our policy issues for all political parties to consider ...

Super flagged to repair Australia's budget

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has put forward five options for repairing the federal budget balance by 2018, two of which centre around superannuation taxes. CEDA's first budget repair option includes a progressive super ...

Adequacy benchmark to help define super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... the age pension to provide retirement income." He said mounting speculation about quick fix super changes in the federal budget leaves the AIST disappointed. "There can be no debate that some reform is needed, but we do not support short-sighted policy ...