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Policy war erupts over super clearing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... of Australian businesses have rejected Labor's failed Medicare Superannuation Clearing House, which costs Australian taxpayers $177 for every single transaction processed," said opposition financial services and superannuation spokesperson Senator Mathias ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... excessive pay. Barclays also announced lower staff bonuses this year, music to the ears of the British government and taxpayers although, unlike many of its fellow lenders, Barclays did not require a state bailout at the height of the downturn. In Europe's ...

US reforms open doors for tax-savvy advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... claim to the Hail Mary and forbidding other teams to use it in their playbook. FPA encourages the Senate to put American taxpayers first and pass the bill, which will lift the burden that has been unnecessarily inflicted on the tax and planning process," ...

Levy disaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011

CalPERS returns 12.5pc in 2010

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... in 2010 prove that our comprehensive evaluation of all our investments is paying off for our members, employers and taxpayers."

When Irish eyes are frowning

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... out, while calls from German officials for investors to share some of the burden that is currently being borne by its taxpayers has led to fears over haircuts on bond investments. Victor Rodriguez, head of fixed income at Aberdeen Asset Management Australia ...

Whac-a-mole 2.0

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... institution's head - Bear Sterns, Fannie/Freddie, AIG - the US Fed/Treasury tandem would whack next with billions of dollars of taxpayers' money. As is to be expected whac-a-mole 2.0 is an upgraded, bigger version where instead of only financial institutions ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... tax collections climbed 17 percent" in the year to October. Now how could the Uncle Sam collect more tax revenues from taxpayers if Americans are really in such a bad state as some pundits claim? The answer is they're not. And their lot is improving. ...

QE2 or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... Great Depression. Politics got in the way. Citizens demanded jobs - they got currency wars and protectionist policies. Taxpayers wailed over spendthrift governments - they got tighter fiscal spending. These policies all prolonged the depression. The ...

Align preservation and retirement age: DoFD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... (and their inheritors) should continue to have their health and aged care services subsidised to the current extent by taxpayers, many of whom are in less fortunate circumstances."