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Australian Ethical further reduces super fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... super members will reduce by 0.22%. Of that amount, 0.07% is a reduction of the fund's operational risk financial requirement levy. The funds under management-based revenue margin has been adjusted to 1.24%, down from 1.74% in the 2015 financial year ...

Unintended consequences unearthed in super changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... associated with additional care requirements. This complexity essentially means the government's super changes put an additional levy on people living with a disability.

What the budget means for you

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... from 1 July the 32.5% income tax threshold has been lifted from $80,000 to $87,000. Additionally the temporary budget repair levy of 2% on income over $180,000 has not been extended beyond June 2017. Negative gearing remains unchanged in this budget. ...

Labor supports tax cuts

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... threshold who get absolutely nothing and because the government is lifting that threshold and taking off the high income levy; it means somebody on an income of a million dollars a year, under this Budget, receives a tax cut, of $16,750." He then confirmed ...

Actuaries call for objectives across retirement system

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... reintroducing maximum withdrawal factors for income streams. Lump sums above $195,000 to be taxed at 15% plus the Medicare levy. Maintain means test exemption on home equity releases. Establish specific target in relation to fiscal sustainability of ...

20pct tax rebate is budget neutral: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
... only employers but also the community through reduced growth and job creation." "Increasing the superannuation guarantee levy to 12% may put jobs at risk, particularly if there are no corresponding wage trade-offs," Carnell said. "This seems at odds ...

Equip drops super fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... investment fee reductions for all Equip investment options except cash, and from the removal of the 0.08% operational risk levy that has applied since August 2013 to build fund reserves. For an Equip MySuper member with a $50,000 account balance, the ...

Rice Warner debunks super myths

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... well known that tax rates are not efficient nor internationally competitive at the current level of 47% (including Medicare levy) or 49% if we also include the Temporary Budget Repair Levy," the submission states. "If the top marginal rate is reduced ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... seeing buyers step in and take advantage of a market that has been under pressure during the last trading days," said David Levy, portfolio manager at Kenjol Capital Management. "It's a relief rally on oversold conditions." Large technology stocks were ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... is the deadline for Greece to repay more than 300 million euros ($A431 million) to the International Monetary Fund. David Levy, portfolio manager at Kenjol Capital Management, said investors are also awaiting key economic data later in the week, including ...