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Super tax breaks unaffordable: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... government. Each election, Treasury prepares a briefing folder for both the government should they be returned, and the opposition, should they win power. The briefing for the returned government is known as the Red Book and the briefing for the newly ...

Speaker chaos could derail super reforms

... able to implement its superannuation and wealth management reform program. The latest confusion centres on accusations opposition leader Tony Abbott has reneged on a parliamentary reform package that includes a more independent speaker. Appointment of ...

Bidding time for AMP

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... directors of AXA APH held out for a better offer and NAB ultimately obliged, only for the ACCC to stand firm in its opposition to the deal, with concerns over the potential distribution power of a combined NAB/AXA entity not assuaged by plans to spin ...

WA senator appointed super shadow minister

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... parliamentary secretary for health administration from late 2008 to the end of last year. He was also a member of the opposition shadow ministry from the end of last year and shadow minister for employment participation, apprenticeships and training ...

ACCC opposes NAB/AXA merger

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
... ACCC has blocked NAB's bid - the commission previously opposed the deal back in April. The same reason for today's opposition applies, as the deal would likely result in "substantial lessening of competition" in the retail investment platform market. ...

Moving forward with Gillard

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... going to be very different over the next three years but it wont all be bad for business" added Brogden, a former state opposition leader. "One example, there is no way a government in this situation would ever introduce something like the mining tax ...

Fin centre plans hang in the balance: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
As election day looms, the superannuation minister Chris Bowen has savaged the Opposition's lack of support towards establishing an international finance and regulation centre - arguing it will be detrimental to Australia's plans to become a global ...

SuperStream to deliver $20bn in savings

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... able to save up to $20 billion over the next decade with the implementation of SuperStream - but the Government and Opposition will have to work hand in hand to see the savings passed down to members, according to the FSC. The Financial Services Council ...

The trillion dollar election question

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... especially when they have starkly distinct views on the subject? "You've got 9 versus 12 per cent [for SG]. You've got the opposition being positive about extending the ability to contribute to SG at age 70, and you've got different approaches on how ...

Coalition details stance on commissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... he said. This comes after Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, challenged opposition finance spokesperson, Andrew Robb, to provide detail of their superannuation policy last night on Lateline. Robb declined ...