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Dodd-Frank sees rise in virtual family offices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... Family Office Practice Group at US law firm Handler Thayer LLP in their 2012 outlook. "Most family offices with U.S. taxpayers are struggling with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act, view the Act as an unwarranted intrusion into privacy and are uncertain ...

Austock sells PFM to Folkstone

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... centre operator ABC Learning, which collapsed in 2008 owing creditors $1.6bn, forcing the sale of 1200 childcare centers. Taxpayers contributed $22 million when the government was forced to prop up centers that were threatened with collapse.

GS, Citi appointed for NSW elec, coal mine sales

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... and maintenance costs are expected to save $850 million. Treasury estimates also predict a further $6bn saving to NSW taxpayers in avoided costs to meet future generation capacity needs. "This important reform will also drive stronger competition in ...

Is this the crisis moment?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... old line on pushing on with austerity, that it would not support Euro bonds, that it will never agree to commit German taxpayers' money to fund early retirement of the Greeks, the Spaniards, the Irish, the Italians, the Portuguese and just last night ...

Greece chooses pain to pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... that Merkel must be secretly hoping that the Greeks voted the other way. For now she has to continue convincing German taxpayers (voters) why they need to work harder to subsidise the spendthrift Greeks over the coming many, many years. Then again, perhaps ...

Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... deficit of around 5.9% of GDP this year is playing Robin the Hood(lum) - taking from the poor "choking from austerity" taxpayers and giving to bankers. Now you know where all that angst against austerity is coming from. The government that's in dire ...

AMP: Govt rules dent super confidence

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... saving," said Dunn. The Federal Government announced earlier this week that it will reduce the super tax concession for taxpayers earning over $300,000 from 30% to 15%. While the measures are aimed at ensuring equality for all investors, there are concerns ...

Australia's finely balanced $376bn budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... should boost house prices and further squeeze first home buyers. With 44% of budget revenues coming from individual taxpayers, the high end superannuation tax changes and cancellation of the corporate tax cut are expected to have minimal electoral impact ...

Speculation grows on super tax breaks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... program he said, "We are all living longer, and the longer we rely on government handouts, the greater the burden for taxpayers and particularly those that follow." Hockey said the core issue is that Australia competes and does most of its business in ...

Govt overhauls aged care

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... supporting the move towards a 'user-pays' model. "The taxpayer cannot fund it all - particularly in years ahead with fewer taxpayers, more people needing aged care, and increased health and age pension costs as the population ages," said Martin Laverty ...