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Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... the voluntary superannuation contribution changes (12%), and APRA and ASIC (8%) being given more funding. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivered the 2019-20 Budget on April 9 and received mixed reactions from the financial services industry. Frydenberg ...

Superannuation bills on hold

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... Protecting Your Superannuation Package, but was left behind after a deal between the Greens and Coalition was reached. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg anticipated the proposed new law would take effect from October 2019, three months later than initially scheduled. ...

Retirement funder partners with ME Bank

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
Specialist retirement funding provider Household Capital has partnered with industry super fund-owned ME Bank to establish a $100 million wholesale debt facility. The facility is designed to meet the unmet financial needs of retirees who plan to continue ...

KPMG partner moves to GROW Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
A former KPMG partner and superannuation expert is joining GROW Super as head of strategy in May. Adam Gee will lead GROW's development strategy here and overseas, as well as implement the TINA platform, GROW's blockchain-enabled technology for superannuation ...

Superannuation Consumer Advocate proposal needs work

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... parties, according to consumer groups. CHOICE and the Superannuation Consumers' Centre (SCC) welcomed Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's $100,000 pledge on Budget night to establish the Superannuation Consumer Advocate (SCA), but highlighted ...

Ageing population poses budget threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... understanding of the fiscal implications of that ongoing demographic change on the budget is important." Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced that 65 and 66-year-olds will be able to make voluntary super contributions, both concessional and non-concessional ...

Chief economist update: Rosy assumptions a Budget surplus make

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
"The Budget is back in the black and Australia is back on track." That's how Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg opened his Budget 2019-20 speech delivered last night. Well, technically we all will have to wait until next fiscal year for the underlying ...

Record tax receipts, record outlays yet back to surplus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... climbing at their fastest rate in 18 years and outlays are climbing at their fastest rate in five years. Yet, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been able to declare Australia's first Budget surplus since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. But ...

In a nutshell: Federal Budget 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Delivering the 2019-20 Federal Budget tonight, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the Government has made real progress but there is still work to be done. Off the bat, Frydenberg announced an expected surplus of $7.1 billion - the first surplus ...

Record Budget spend for older Australians

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
In tonight's Federal Budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced a record $21.6 billion for older Australians. He said the money will go towards ensuring that older people can access higher-quality and safer aged care in 2019-20 and will be an increase ...