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SG High Court challenge lost

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
A legal challenge that questioned whether the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act was valid under the constitution has lost in the High Court of Australia. The case, Roy Morgan Research Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation, ultimately found that the Superannuation ...

PM Gillard: super to support economic stability

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... sovereign wealth fund with market benefits. To continue this growth, Gillard said the introduction of the 12% Superannuation Guarantee, supported by the Minerals Resource Rent Tax, by 2020 was imperative to support economic stability for decades to come. ...

Politicians spar over future of superannuation guarantee

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
Politics flared today on the proposed increase in the superannuation guarantee with each side remaining entrenched in their positions. Minister for Superannuation Bill Shorten called on the Coalition to support the lifting of the superannuation guarantee ...

Super beats term deposits: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... deposits." He further stated that super returns might have even further potential if the proposed increase in Superannuation Guarantee (SG) goes ahead, rising from 9% to 12%. "The Government's proposal to increase employees' superannuation contributions ...

Super keeping economy strong: ASFA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... experiencing now." The release of the research coincides with the 20th anniversary of the announcement of the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) in the August 1991 Federal Budget. The report details that super funds were one of the main sources of equity ...

Govt uncertainty plagues wealth mgmt industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... management industry was longevity risks, with the development of longevity products, the raising of the Superannuation Guarantee and savings incentives necessary solutions. In the same report, it appears that the wealth management industry is keen on ...

Trade union boss pushes for SG raise

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... by Australian women at work and in retirement, Kearney spoke of the benefits of the proposal to raise Superannuation Guarantee (SG) to 12% and urged delegates to support the measures and demand the same from the Liberal Opposition party. "It is the Opposition ...

Labor moves to justify super existence

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... battleground. In defence of on-going criticism from the opposition party on the government's proposal to take the superannuation guarantee from 9 to 12%, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten set out to justify the whole idea. ...

Pollies clash over SG

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
Politicians are exchanging words over the move to raise superannuation guarantee (SG) from 9 to 12 per cent with assistant treasurer Bill Shorten calling the Coalition's attitude towards superannuation "belligerent". Speaking at a union's investment ...

Govt to refund super tax for 3.5 million

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... those who fall under the threshold will receive a tax refund with no tax to be paid on the 9 percent superannuation guarantee contributions, with the money instead directed into their superannuation. According to the Government, there is no tax benefit ...