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Senate inquiry to scrutinise proposed franking credit rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... distributions funded by capital raisings, without "significantly changing" the entity's financial position. However, Liberal senator Andrew Bragg said the Bill is a "dangerous" and "underhanded" measure to stop the payment of franked dividends in ...

Superannuation not a super solution to housing affordability

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... it's people's money and they should be allowed to use it as they see fit, he finished. Of a similar conviction, besieged Liberal MP Tim Wilson has recurringly said that owning your own home should take priority over superannuation. In a tweet yesterday ...

Super Guarantee increases now ironclad

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... December 2021 to increase the rate without delay and without making parts of the increase optional. However, previously some Liberal MPs were highly tentative about the super guarantee rise. In a 2020 tweet, Tim Wilson, whose Melbourne seat is under ...

Super funds don't vote together: ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... act in unison. Yesterday, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) chief executive Louise Davidson answered Liberal MP Tim Wilson's questions on common ownership. As ACSI provides proxy voting services and research to its super fund ...

Tim Wilson grills NAB on super ownership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
Liberal MP Tim Wilson has grilled National Australia Bank chief executive Ross McEwan on whether super funds have undue influence over Australian banks, as funds own larger portions of the ASX. Wilson asked NAB whether super funds, as shareholders ...

IFM blames "unfounded" class action for Tandem worries

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... significant distress, they didn't withdraw their action." However, he refused to be drawn into questions from the Liberal MPs as to whether the case warranted a closer scrutiny of class action legislation. "...I was wondering though, in all of that ...

Super, ASIC beneficiaries of advice challenges: Hearing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... Appearing before the Standing Committee on Economics on Thursday afternoon, Synchron chair Michael Harrison was asked by Liberal MP Jason Falinski who benefits from Australians being unable to access advice. In response, Harrison said "the biggest beneficiary ...

Aware questioned on bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... sure we are competitive, that we are able to attract, retain and motivate staff," Stewart said. However, committee chair Liberal MP Tim Wilson was not totally satisfied with the explanation. "The bonuses that you're being paid are more than the entire ...

Funds grilled despite record returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk and Cbus chief executive Justin Arter appeared before the committee, chaired by Liberal MP Tim Wilson today. The funds both reported record returns for the 2021 financial year, with Cbus returning 19.34% in its ...

What COVID-19 did to super brand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... identify an "enemy" to educate the public on why super is needed and why its safety is under attack. While Madigan did name Liberal MP Tim Wilson as someone attacking super, and especially industry super, she said it was essential that the discussion ...
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