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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... market looks set to open lower, following Wall Street's downward lead after Italian election exit polls indicated a coalition may be needed. At 0800 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 54 points at 4988. In economic ...

CalPERS cry foul play, backs lawsuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... years ago, in connection with the US President's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. The task force was the largest coalition of law enforcement, investigatory and regulatory agencies ever assembled to tackle fraud, pulling in the powers of more ...

No fuss transition to 'no frills' super: Sunsuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... made at the last election," Shorten said. "We don't need more inquiries into superannuation and more uncertainty as the coalition proposes, because the Future of Financial Advice measures and MySuper reforms are the right long term settings for the f ...

Don't meddle with super industry bodies warn Govt

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... also raised its voice yesterday against changes to superannuation. In a financial services round table hosted by the Coalition's shadow Treasurer, Joe Hockey, AFA president Michael Nowak encouraged the government to "maintain focus on the goal of helping ...

Stop using super as political pawn: Narev

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... superannuation contributions from the current 9% to 12%. The comments follow the Labor government's attempts to undermine the coalition's election bid by capitalising on iterations that the opposition would call off the increase in contributions. On ...

Suggestions we don't support 12% CSG lies: Hockey

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Opposition Treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has been forced to clarify the Coalition's stance on the increase in compulsory superannuation contributions from 9% to 12% for the second time in a week. The Government pounced on a note in the parliamentary ...

$18 billion super tax 'honey-pot' by 2020

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... also warned politicians that superannuation is not a "honey pot." Brogden said that both the Gillard Government and the Coalition should promise not to make any changes to the rules until the September 14 election. Whoever wins should also not make any ...

Back-off super: FSC missive to Canberra

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... tax rates and super arrangements is killing confidence by the day. "The Government must rule out tax changes and the Coalition must rule out abolishing the low income earners concession," Brogden said. Brogden, a former NSW Liberal Party leader, said ...

Coalition wants fund governance changes: Fletcher

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... that the economic power of Australia's pension system leaves it at risk of being exploited. Fletcher said that if the Coalition is elected at the upcoming Federal Election it would implement superannuation governance reforms recommended by the Cooper ...

Super concessions cost $32bn in 2011-12

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... this area of government spending or foregone revenue. For example, the government's review of contribution caps and the Coalition saying that while it will leave superannuation unchanged should it win government in September it will do so for only 12 ...