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Bad will hunting

... continue to be binding on the superannuation trustee," she said. The tax-related changes on the back of the latest Costello Budget also mean that what a married couple thinks is an equitable division of their assets among their children may not necessarily ...

Super funds hunting grounds for criminals

... money accumulated in funds continues to rise. Super funds have become even juicier targets following the Costello Federal Budget, where any savings placed in super funds become tax-free after the member turns 60. "It used to be banks, government bodies ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
... expanding economy. The improved rainfall in the last few weeks is likely to add more to the national purse and take the budget surplus beyond the $15 billion mark. Chief Economist with the ANZ Banking Group Saul Eslake has said that while about half ...

Budget super changes not for low budgets

... government to abolish the contributions tax and get rid of the $450 income per month threshold, arguing that the recent Budget changes are for the rich and have little impact on the average Australian. "There's been a lot in the press about how fabulous ...

ACT Govt to announce investment review

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
... parts of the proceeds from the sale of ACTEW back in 1999, the SPA has now grown large enough that excess returns over budget expectations become a fiscal bonus to the ACT Budget. SPA is currently advised by Frontier Investment Consulting with mandates ...

Govt slams Labor on ASIC budget cuts

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
... Which Labor spokesperson are we meant to believe this time?" Over the decade of the Federal Coalition Government, ASIC's budget has been increased from $128.1 million to $265.2 million currently. The Government said the effectiveness of this increase ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... at 1,410.77. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 15.82 points, or 0.66 per cent, at 2,423.68. Testifying before the House Budget Committee, Bernanke said Tuesday's sharp stock market drop had not changed the Fed's view that the US economy was sound. In ...

Tokyo Stock Exchange to set new trading benchmark

... Representative Office Tetsuo Otashiro said their trading systems will be built "from scratch", financed by their 2006-2008 IT budget of around $600 million (62 billion Yen). "We are planning to replace our delivery systems. We are committed to spending ...

Vision Super goes public

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
... retirement and transitional income products designed to capitalise on super-related changes announced in last year's Federal Budget. Under the licence, the fund created VSF as the public offer entity. Vision is the trustee of the Local Authority Superannuation ...

Asgard welcomes head of corporate super

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
... market. "We want to make sure our business super clients are well positioned to help their members take advantage of the 2006 Budget changes to superannuation, including the once-in-a-lifetime window of opportunity for investors to put up to $1 million ...