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Under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... Commission's latest count shows a clear win for the Coalition in its latest count - 91 seats versus 54 for Labor - in the lower house, the Senate remains in doubt. Prime Minister Abbott might have to do a deal with the Greens and the independents - which ...

Excess super contributions amendments pass House of Reps

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Amendments to the government's Fairer Taxation of Excess Concessional Contributions legislation has passed the lower house. Minister for Superannuation Bill Shorten's office said the legislation is expected to go before the Senate late next week, and ...

BT wins award for 'Your World' tool

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... a time when the enshrinement of the terms 'financial planner' and 'financial adviser' have just passed through the Lower House, when additional best-interest tests will become mandatory and when there is real momentum in the industry's quest for professionalism,' ...

Adviser "enshrinement" bill passes through lower house

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... services." The Association of Financial Planning of Australia (FPA) also welcomed the passage of the Bill through the lower house. "The FPA has been advocating for this measure for over a decade, and everyone who has been involved over the last decade ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... after Mr Berlusconi's centre-right coalition appeared to be ahead in the Senate race, but only slightly behind in the lower house. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the possibility of a political impasse in Italy for an incoming government ...

MySuper flipping ban passes lower house

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Tranche one of the Federal Government's MySuper legislation has passed through the House of Representatives, with some last-minute amendments. A push by Greens deputy leader and employment spokesperson Adam Bandt to stop employers gouging additional ...

Lucky in so many ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... year. That in turn is not altogether surprising given that debt servicing burdens have declined..." "As a result of lower house prices and therefore lower loan sizes, somewhat lower interest rates and a good deal of income growth, the repayment on a ...

SuperStream passes Lower House

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
Super Stream legislation passed through the Lower House yesterday but while the government is upbeat, the superannuation industry is still wary. The measures were contained in the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Stronger Super) Bill 2012 that ...

APRA empowered to chase rogue superfund directors

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
The Lower House of Parliament has passed legislation that will give the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority greater powers to pursue "rogue superfund directors". The Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) ...

FSC urges Senate to vote for SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... retirement, aged 45 to 54, will benefit from $39,000 added to their super balance. The 3% SG hike passed through the lower house near the end of last year as part of the package on mining tax, and is expected through the Senate at some stage today. If ...