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Coalition super plan to harm retirees, low income earners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... retirement with inadequate savings according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Last night Opposition Leader Tony Abbott announced in his budget reply speech that a Coalition government would delay the SG increase by two years. ...

Coalition will delay SG rise, abolish LICS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has delivered his budget reply speech, announcing delays or suspension of superannuation intitiatives that were meant to be funded from taxes that a Coalition government intends repealing should it win office. These initiatives ...

Govt loses, then wins vote on super legislation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
The House of Representatives voted in favour of Opposition amendments designed to ensure at least a third of super fund trustees have to be independent before the government regrouped to rule out the amendment. According to a statement from Opposition ...

ASFA warns govt against Super raid

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... superannuation changes announced earlier in the month were largely welcomed superannuation industry bodies. However, the opposition criticised the government for not ruling out further changes in the Budget. The revelation of a $7.5 billion fall in expected ...

Opposition and VOFF criticise response to Trio report

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
The opposition and the Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) have criticised the government's response to the reports by the Parliamentary Joint Committee and Richard St. John on the collapse of Trio Capital. Shadow minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...

Abbott super cut to affect low income Australians: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
Around one in three working Australians will be denied up to $500 each year under opposition leader Tony Abbott's plan to cut the Low Income Superannuation Contribution (LISC), minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten said. According ...

Super changes ease political and financial uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... election battleground and it remains to be seen exactly what impact today's announcement will have on the electorate. Opposition leader Tony Abbott has said he will fight to block the latest changes. "'It is a raid on people. Every time a government ...

All eyes and ears on Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013

Consumer confidence in super is key: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... Australian workers have something approaching 70% replacement rate of their working income." The minister also asked the opposition to lay its "hands off" superannuation as "Australians do not deserve to have frustrated student political resolutions ...

EM debt funds burst bond bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... emerging markets but I'm actually more worried about that in developed markets. Italy has no cohesive government and opposition parties are building manifestos on promises of increased spending which will prolong the cycle of indebtedness," Stewart added. ...