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ASFA calls for clarity on retirement income review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... innovation," it said. The previous government had planned to legislate the proposed reforms this year. However, in December Senator Sinodinos cancelled the planned legislation, preferring to look at the issue in a wider context. Financial Standard contacted ...

Superannuation bodies axed in government streamlining

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... implementation of SuperStream and for their continued efforts to improve the 'back office' of the superannuation industry," said Senator Sinodinos. "I will continue to receive advice from a broad range of sources including industry, consumers, researchers ...

Government scraps Labor's annuities reforms

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013
... review of 92 pieces of taxation and superannuation legislation that former governments had announced but not legislated. Senator Sinodinos announced on Saturday that the government would proceed with 16 of the measures announced by the Rudd, Gillard ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... deal. At 0841 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 36 points at 5,089. US Democratic senator Patty Murray and House of Representatives Republican Paul Ryan late on Tuesday announced a federal budget deal for the ...

Government to discuss alternative funding for LISC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... hearing that it would be happy to enter into discussion with the government to find alternative sources of revenue. Liberal Senator and Senate Economics Legislation Committee chair responded: "I am quite sure that the government would be very happy to ...

Government takes credit for SuperStream savings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013

ASIC to scrutinise The New Daily

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
Confusion about the funding model of The New Daily has shown no sign of abating, after Nationals Senator John Williams requested the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) scrutinise The New Daily on the grounds that it is a bad investment. ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... Jeremy sings in their "A Summer Song" hit, "They say that all good things must end someday" - even QE. Asked by Republican Senator Mike Crapo for the when of the start of taper, Janet replied that, "At each meeting we attempted to asses whether the outlook ...

Government to amend FoFA by the end of year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013

CBA could face legal action over Operation Lantern

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... Levitt, who would have been photographed with Fraser while hosting a Coalition campaign event that also attended Nationals' senator John Williams and a number of Coalition members, including former opposition leader, Kerry Chikarovski. Levitt claimed ...