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$3m super tax faces uncertain future

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... government could design superannuation policy that is fair on all sectors, not just favouring those that donate to the government of the day."

South Africa readies 'two pot' pension system

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... introduced, allowing individuals to access some of their retirement savings in times of need. Earlier this year, the government of South Africa passed the Revenue Laws Amendment Bill of 2023, which addresses the nation's concerns on preservations ...

Greg Combet to succeed Peter Costello as Future Fund chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... and for his significant contributions during his leadership tenure. In October last year, Costello notified the government of his intention to step down and not continue as chair of the Future Fund.

Ireland to create new sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... period and that the investment return would be used to support government expenditure. It will be a matter for the government of the day when the drawdown occurs to use the return from the fund appropriately," he said. "There are of course risks that ...

Treasury to 'modernise' individual tax residency rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Treasury is proposing to revamp individual tax residency rules with a two-pronged approach and has opened up the changes for consultation. Under the new regime, the federal government intends to modernise and simplify the rules following a review from ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... is not doing enough, by delivering returns to your members, are Trojan horses for directing you to fund areas the government of the day determines are priorities. "Superannuation is Australians' money. It's not a piggy bank to be spent or taxed ...

New front in super wars, stability at risk: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... is not doing enough, by delivering returns to your members, are trojan horses for directing you to fund areas the government of the day determines are priorities. "Superannuation is Australians' money. It's not a piggy bank to be spent or taxed ...

Put controls in place for super funds: Associations

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... "non-qualified persons" to give personal advice and not be held to FASEA standards or the best interests duty. "So, the government of the day paid a large sum of money to an organisation to write a report to ignore the recommendations of a Royal Commission," ...

Social impact fund to target essential workers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
... this is exactly what we are here to do." The program is initially only available to workers in New South Wales, the government of which recently announced its own shared equity scheme. However, HOPE's scheme doesn't apply any caps on income or ...

Labor promises cheap childcare, climate action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... instead of this decade-old government being part of the solution - they are part of the problem." He accused the government of creating one-off measures to address cost of living pressures - a $420 one-off tax offset for many and a $250 one-off payment ...