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Tax concessions, infrastructure in focus for budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
The Prime Minister has given an indication of what will be revealed in next week's federal budget with a focus on tax cuts and increased infrastructure spending. Prime Minister Scott Morrison gave the insight during his National Press Club address ...

Chief economist update: October rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... likely to be, as we saw in March, a Team Australia moment where the Reserve Bank is directly supporting a bold Federal Budget..." "The prospect of the RBA "sitting back" to assess the Budget, which has been seen as the "norm" in previous years is not ...

Industry funds pledge $33bn for economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... $19.5 billion in CAPEX will create over 200,000 jobs between 2020 and 2023. ISA added that investments save the Federal budget $2.7 billion through higher tax receipts, lower pension payments and lower interest costs alone. The report expands on an earlier ...

At least $70bn more in stimulus needed: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... should include temporary as well as permanent measures, and must be announced soon, by or during the October 6 federal budget. Grattan is recommending three main temporary measures which will cost about $30 billion over 2020-21, economists led by John ...

Public super fund rejigs offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... measures to allow discharged ADF Super members to stay with the fund were initially announced with the 2019-2020 Federal Budget.

Impact offers opportunity during crisis: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... Australian federal government is also aiming to grow social impact investing, with $5 million allocated in the last federal budget to establish a Social Impact Investing Taskforce, and a further $14.1 million commitment to a series of trials. The UTS ...

SMSFA slams limited licensing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... sector is calling for the end of limited licensing for professionals dealing with SMSFs. Outlining its 2020/21 Federal Budget submission today, the SMSF Association said limited licensing should be phased out in favour of a customer-centric framework ...

Association policy lead to join Treasury

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... Commission and the Productivity Commission's superannuation review. George provided a summary and analysis of the Federal Budget for the SMSFA every year, which the association said was always well received by members. The SMSFA said: "The association ...

Future Fund crosses $150 billion

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... sovereign wealth fund has crossed $150 billion in assets after a strong quarter, as it readies to pitch in to the next Federal budget. The Future Fund returned 5% over the quarter to March end, taking its decade-long performance to 10.4% - 3.9% better ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
The 2019-20 Federal Budget's subdued approach has received a similar welcome from the wealth industry. The big players are neither up in arms nor full of praise for the Budget, which was headlined by personal tax cuts and a $7.1 billion surplus ...