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Another day another inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... introduced the first age pension. Senator Sherry said tax arrangements would also be off limits as they are being reviewed by the Henry Tax Review. But he said there are anomalies regarding how the flat superannuation tax penalises low income earners ...

SPAA reloads for 2009

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... member services by becoming more involved with parliamentary inquiries. "Only last Friday we were down in Melbourne for the Henry Committee hearings and talking to them about the importance of SMSFs in the market," said Colley. Andrea Slattery, SPAA ...

Efficiency and social equity best way to fix super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... superannuation, not more tax handouts or extra compulsory contributions, according to two major submissions presented to the Henry taxation review. "While the evidence shows there is a case for increasing SGC to 12 per cent, it is recognised that the ...

Parlie inquiry into sales commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... repeated speeches about what he believes are the causal factors that led to the crisis, and the expected outcomes of the Henry taxation review and the Harmer pension review. The Inquiry falls under the auspices of the Joint Committee on Corporations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was three points higher at 3,365. In economic news, 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. ...

ASFA's goals for 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
The Henry Tax Review, APRA fund returns data and superannuation data exchange number among the top projects for ASFA this year. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) lunch yesterday, Pauline Vamos, chief executive of ...

Beautiful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... and become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Note: This is my last piece for 2008 and I leave you with my (bad) adaptation of Henry Livingston's "The Night Before Christmas' 'Twas the fortnight before Christmas, when many lost their house Not an investor was ...

Bail-out Plan B

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... buy the TA (troubled assets) under the RP (relief program). Yes that is correct. You read it right. US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that TARP would no longer purchase toxic assets from lending institutions. Instead, the US Treasury will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after US stocks slumped overnight after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the government would not buy banks' soured mortgage assets after all. Resource stocks also are likely to fall after oil ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... labour price index data for the September quarter and lending finance data for September. Secretary to the Treasury Dr Ken Henry addresses the National Press Club in Canberra. MasterCard releases its Worldwide Index of Consumer Purchasing. In company ...