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Murray inquiry initial submissions due today

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... that "Australia faces a sharply increasing demand for acute health care and aged care." "Our view is that without public policy changes demographic developments will adversely affect society's ability to finance a desirable standard of living during ...

Industry bodies call for Government LISC U-turn

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... ways in which the LISC could be funded. "ASFA requested the Committee consider the importance of sound long term public policy in relation to superannuation and retirement incomes, especially given the financial implications of the aging population," ...

Lift aged pension to 70: Productivity Commission

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... for someone older than 85 years are six time that for the average 50 year old. Showing the timidity of Australian public policy that the PC report was trying to address, the government and unions have already rejected the report.

AVCAL appoints ICAA exec as CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... at the ICAA, which he joined in 2009 and where he has been responsible for the leadership of the organisation's public policy and advocacy work with government. El-Ansary has spent almost 20 years in a number of business advisory roles with PwC, Rio ...

ASX endorses Henry board director bid

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... that he would stand for election as a director at ASX's 2013 annual meeting. "This inclusion of Ken's economic and public policy skills around the boardroom table during this period of major regulatory change has been of considerable value. I commend ...

Industry backs Cormann as Superannuation Minister

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... contributes $500 a year in superannuation to those who earn less than $37,000 a year. "We believe that this is great public policy that fixes an anomaly in the system that allows for low income earners to pay more tax in super than on their take home ...

Coalition signals super policy changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... that because superannuation is compulsory, government has a moral obligation to ensure - through interventionist public policy if necessary - that all aspects of the market are subject to competitive forces. Fletcher said a coalition government would ...

Fund chief calls for cap on super lump sum payments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... obligation to its clients - and servicing their wishes - Turner said the industry needed to think about it from a public policy and not just an individual perspective. "There's definitely an argument to be made, to say, 'Hey, I've put that money away ...

Super sector should influence broader policy: Brogden

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
The superannuation sector should seek to influence public policy as funds become bigger and gain more influence in the economy, Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden said. "As an industry, we have been very focused on laws that ...

Treasury releases draft EM for super changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... May. The increased contribution caps were announced by the government on 5 April this year following an intense public policy political fight that broke out when the government signalled it would increase superannuation taxation of high-pension payments. ...