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Govt loses, then wins vote on super legislation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... arrangements, cutting member fees and increasing transparency. Labor is hoping to be granted a second vote after the Coalition said it would negotiate with the Government "in good faith." Senator Cormann said, "This was always a sensible recommendation ...

Enshrinement of "financial planner" closer to becoming law

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... being enshrined in law after a Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) was asked to provide a report on the issue. With the Coalition confirming they would not oppose the bill, the government will now consider the report and its recommendations and decide ...

Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... education reforms, and DisabilityCare - all locked in - almost everything else is up on the air and given the certainty of a Coalition win come 14 September, it'll be certainly up to Tony Abbott and his band of cheery men to decide which ones to keep ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... 7.76 per cent to a record high of 1,826 points as investors welcomed the poll victory of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, which retained power by a comfortable margin in Sunday's general election. Profit-taking pared the early gains, with the market ...

ASFA warns govt against Super raid

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... of a $7.5 billion fall in expected tax revenue raises speculation of a Budget tax grab and potentially vindicates the Coalition's stance. IMF director for Asia and the Pacific Anoop Singh was not concerend about the potential deficit pointing to domestic ...

Coalition vow to leave SMSFs alone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann has confirmed that the Coalition would aim to leave self-managed super fund (SMSF) legislation alone if they won the next election. Addressing an audience of SMSF advisers, accountants and auditors at the CPA's ...

Super election infighting intensifies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... retirement." Political posturing has seen both sides of the house try to win ground over the issue with Labor capitalising on Coalition iterations that they would call off the increase in compulsory super contributions and tax lowest earners 15%, and ...

Govt moves to enshrine 'financial adviser' label

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... industry was supporting the bill. "The feedback we've had from MPs is that it's a matter for the crossbenchers and the Coalition if they support it," he said.' At the same briefing Mr Rantall indicated that the FPA would build on this and lodge its Professional ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... points, with 10,887 contracts traded. The local market followed Wall Street lower, after Mr Berlusconi's centre-right coalition appeared to be ahead in the Senate race, but only slightly behind in the lower house. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric ...