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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 ...

Coalition to boost retail access to corporate bonds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
As part of the 2019 Federal Budget, the Morrison Government has committed to consulting on reforms to develop the corporate bond market. Following the release of the Budget, Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert said: "A strong retail corporate bond market ...

Record tax receipts, record outlays yet back to surplus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... more than four times the $58 billion it was when the Rudd Labor Government was elected in 2007. Australia's Federal Budget is still 46% reliant on individual taxpayers, which is more than double the 20% reliance on company taxes; 8% reliance on excise ...

In a nutshell: Federal Budget 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Delivering the 2019-20 Federal Budget tonight, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the Government has made real progress but there is still work to be done. Off the bat, Frydenberg announced an expected surplus of $7.1 billion - the first surplus ...

Record Budget spend for older Australians

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
In tonight's Federal Budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced a record $21.6 billion for older Australians. He said the money will go towards ensuring that older people can access higher-quality and safer aged care in 2019-20 and will be an increase ...

Regulators receive pre-Budget funding boost

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... weekend, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced an extra $550 million would be dedicated to ASIC and APRA in the upcoming Federal Budget, boosting the regulators' budgets by 25% and 30% respectively. ASIC is set to receive an extra $400 million, which Frydenberg ...

Australia in effective recession: Academic

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... growth. The fact it is not, is further evidence Australia's economy is stagnating. Holden also believes the Federal Budget on April 2 will have further goodies for voters in the run-up to the election and Australian taxpayers are unlikely to face ...

Financial Standard unwrapped: Our top stories in 2018

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... financial advisers remaining according to ASIC's AFSL register. What the 2018 Budget means for you The 2018 Federal Budget brought more changes to the superannuation system and beefed up the funding of APRA and ASIC as the Royal Commission began ...

MYEFO: Regulatory funding increases, Budget surplus doubles

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
The 2019 Federal Budget is projected to deliver a $4.1 billion surplus, up from the $2.2 billion estimate in this year's Budget. Financial services regulators have also received increased funding in the government's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... Grattan Institute has called Labor's plan to end refunds of excess franking credits a "fair way" to improve the Federal Budget but it is still "second-best" as there are better solutions. Grattan's budget policy director Danielle Wood and fellow ...