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Life insurers should fund medical rehabilitation: MLC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... life insurance giant is clear that medical funding from life insurers act as a "supplement" and not a replacement for Medicare and even private health insurance. Eighteen other organisations responded to the PJC's call for submissions, including ...

Budget 2018: Social media reaction

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... firm HLB Mann Judd pointed to the Budget benefits for small-to-medium enterprises. The proposed 0.5% increase to the Medicare Levy will not proceed #budget2018 #budget18 @BentleysOzNZ #thinkingahead - Bentleys Australia (@BentleysOzNZ) May 8, 2018 Financial ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... tax treaties in addition to special withholding tax rate for Passport funds like last year. The FSC has also opposed a Medicare Levy increase. It also wants the government to facilitate the rationalisation of legacy products in financial services, involving ...

AIA Australia spearheads mental health law reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... he said. By way of example, a person impacted by a mental health condition can receive 10 medical appointments through Medicare. Under the proposed legislative changes, life insurers would be able to provide financial support to cover the costs of any ...

Labor's amended cash dividend refunds fall short: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... know they are struggling with the cost of living, especially with out of control power prices and Turnbull's cuts to Medicare." Bowen said SMSFs with at least one pensioner or allowance recipient before 28 March 2018 will also be exempt from the changes. ...

Traditional advice strategies pose retirement risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... earners will now be able to claim a tax deduction. Those with income levels above $87,000 and in the 39% tax bracket (incl. Medicare levy), the tax benefit of the contribution is 24%, but the individual personally receives the 39% benefit," Philpot explained. ...

Discretionary trusts crackdown short-sighted

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... than by how much tax they have to pay," he said. "We already have some shared tax arrangements in place, such as for the Medicare Levy Surcharge which is assessed on the combined income of couples. Furthermore, the Federal government has flagged its ...

A one-handed clap for ScoMo's Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... to 0.4% of GDP by then. In addition to these, consumer spending will be further restrained by the 0.5% increase in the Medicare levy (if passed), among others. Slowing household spending - which accounts for roughly 60% of the economy - threatens the ...

Another Budget, another promised surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... This will be achieved through expected higher tax receipts - "as a result of policy decisions including increasing the Medicare levy, introducing a major bank levy, improving the integrity of GST on property transactions and introducing a Skilling Australians ...

Budget for the wealthy: Labor

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... in $16,000 in tax cuts for people making $1 million a year, he said, and cut funding for schools (including TAFE) and Medicare. The Medicare levy will increase on 1 July 2017 from 2% to 2.5% to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Also starting ...

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Vision Super to drop fees upon merger

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Vision Super will drop administration fees once its merger with Active Super is complete.

Dixon Advisory clients should be heard at Senate inquiry: Anderson

ANDREW MCKEAN
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy, and standards Phil Anderson has urged the Senate Committee inquiry into Dixon Advisory to hear from ex-clients.

How to simplify super to get better retirement outcomes: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN
The superannuation system has lacked a clear direction for the provision of retirement outcomes, and while this is gradually changing, there remains a need to make it simpler for Australians, according to a Mercer report.

UBS injects $100m into Centuria Bass

ELIZA BAVIN
Centuria Bass has secured an additional $100 million commitment from global investment bank UBS.

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