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IGR signals tax and health reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... Australia's ageing population outlined in the latest Intergenerational Report strengthen the case for health reform, tax reform, national productivity growth targets and the removal of the compulsory retirement age. Yesterday Treasurer Wayne Swan released ...

HLB Mann Judd search for Henry clues

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... imputation - all took more than 10 years to be implemented," said Dare. "Recent experience suggests that significant tax reform of any kind attracts a lot of political attention. Not all tax reform gets through the political bearpit and what does is ...

Big tax reforms on way for super: Tsr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
Treasurer Wayne Swan has foreshadowed major tax reforms to make superannuation fairer. In a major speech titled Tax Reform for Australia's Future presented at this week's Economic and Social Outlook Conference in Melbourne, the Treasurer said superannuation's ...

Tax system should improve wellbeing: Henry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... protect incumbency. Speaking yesterday at the Committee for Economic Development (CEDA), Dr Henry said, "Successful tax reform is not just about increasing GDP or revenue, or making the system easier to understand, or more sustainable, or fairer, or ...

Too many choices, too many fees: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
Trustees adding excessive investment options to their super funds are violating their fiduciary duty while imposing unnecessary costs on members, said a leading superannuation academic. "The current system of a myriad of investment options not only ...

New tax code to drive Indian reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
India's tax reform proposals will boost local savings, drive investment volumes and push up long term growth in the capital markets. The reforms could lead to strong savings growth for India's middle income households, according research from Mumbai-based ...

Contributions surge to 25pc of wages

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
Revised statistics on superannuation contributions released by APRA and the ATO reveal an explosion in the amount of money Australians are contributing into their super funds, now running at a quarter of total wages and salaries. APRA figures released ...

Insurance taxes should be slashed: NIBA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
The average household in Victoria pays as much as 50 per cent more in house and contents cover due to government-related insurance taxes, prompting an insurance industry body to call for tax reforms ahead of the bushfire royal commission. The National ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... Treasury secretary Dr Ken Henry will deliver a keynote dinner speech in Sydney on Monday night on Australian Business Tax Reform in Retrospect and Prospect. First half results are due from Fairfax Media Ltd, BlueScope Steel Ltd, Boom Logistics Ltd, Virgin ...

Wickham wins actuary of the year

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... Prize at the 2007 Convention for his paper entitled "It's time to abolish retirement". "As a member of the Institute's Tax Reform Task Force, Darren Wickham made a very significant contribution to our many submissions on superannuation tax reform during ...