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AIST lashes out at Coalition

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... estimated 3.5 million Australians worse off in retirement. AIST CEO Fiona Reynolds said it was very disappointing that the Coalition was not supporting the measure, which was aimed squarely at boosting the retirement savings of those most in need. "While ...

Federal election to compound market uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... the federal election, Political Monitor's Investing in an election year report notes that while victory for either the Coalition or Labor carries unique risks for key sectors, political posturing looks likely to destabilise markets more generally. "Investors ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... next tranche of bailout money. No bailout equals bankruptcy. No problemo but for recent reports that Greece's tri-party coalition are not coalescing. The Democratic Left objects to labour market deregulations plans and promised to vote against the new ...

Abbott government to index military pensions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... morning, opposition leader Tony Abbott vowed to index military retirement pensions if elected next year. "An incoming coalition government would finally offer a measure of justice to ex-service personnel by properly indexing defence pensions and would ...

Politics around LISC heats up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... Superannuation Contribution (LISC) were raised by the Australia Institute when they responded to media reports that the Coalition was considering reining in the superannuation rebate for low income earners. The issue welfare interest groups want addressed ...

Shorten defends low-income super contribution

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... for workers earning up to $37,000 and puts the money into their super instead. According to Government sources, the Coalition has said it would scrap the benefit in order to fund other policies should it win the next election. In a statement released ...

Super roundtable supports small business clearing house

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... promotion of its services," Minister Shorten said. A policy debate arose last year over the Medicare clearing house with the Coalition saying it was too expensive and proposing the ATO administer payments - a suggestion which was rejected by the Government ...

Super governance Bill passes amid cries of favouritism

BEN COLLINS, MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... prudential standards for superannuation. Bill Shorten, minister for financial services and superannuation has accused the Coalition of being all talk and no walk when it comes to superannuation governance. "I am disappointed that the Coalition voted ...

Swan talks up bank reforms for competition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... fact sheet for home loans and the introduction of 'tick and flick' has helped in "turning up the heat" on lenders. The Coalition has previously said it will undertake a comprehensive review of the sector designed to focus on increasing competition, should ...

MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... defenses and new obligations could have a detrimental impact on the way funds invest. While trustees should be prudent, the coalition of representative bodies does not want to see them become overly cautious and conservative because they are scared of ...