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Super election infighting intensifies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... last month's failed leadership spill, has said he would strongly appose any changes to superannuation and urged Julia Gillard and Treasurer Wayne Swan to reveal exactly what changes were planned. Crean said he'd never threatened to cross the floor on ...

Super debate heats up ahead of Budget

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... public because of its earlier lobbying work for environmental causes, is reacting to comments made by prime minister Julia Gillard that super should be made "fair" and "sustainable", clearly placing the country's retirement system on the budget agenda. ...

Falling BRICs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... me a firm believer in women's intuition though. After all the brouhaha, the majority of the caucus didn't desert Julia Gillard. Haha. Even KRudd deserted himself under the guise of "I believe in honouring my word" to never again challenge the Labor leadership. ...

Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... Asian Financial Crisis of 1997/98, the bursting of the dotcom bubble in 2000, September 11, 2001, GFC of 2008...and Julia Gillard. The US has had two over that same period - one in 2001 and another in 2007-2009. Growth is relatively more stable in Australia ...

Don't meddle with super industry bodies warn Govt

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... night's gala dinner at the SPAA conference in Melbourne also received an unsolicited letter from the prime minister Julia Gillard endorsing SPAA's efforts to champion the benefits of SMSFs.

Stop using super as political pawn: Narev

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... win the election. Today shadow assistant treasurer Mathias Cormann entered the fracas by suggesting prime minister Julia Gillard "should stop treating peoples' retirement savings like an ATM to fund her wasteful spending." Narev suggested that this sort ...

$18 billion super tax 'honey-pot' by 2020

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... Amidst intense speculation over potential changes to superannuation tax concessions that have followed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's announcement of a Federal Election date last week, Brogden also warned politicians that superannuation is not a "honey ...

Back-off super: FSC missive to Canberra

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... Brogden this morning hit out at politicians, saying: "We want both sides to leave super alone." Since Prime Minister Julia Gillard set a Federal Election date last week, speculation has abounded over the respective policy changes that either the Federal ...

Dignity Super's main aim, ASFA reminds politicians

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... superannuation tax concession legislations has increased after an election date (14 September) was set by Prime Minister Julia Gillard last week. The independent representative body The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) yesterday ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... Wednesday pulled back in late trading but still closed slightly higher, with investors unfazed by Prime Minister Julia Gillard announcing that the next federal election would be on September 14. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 7.7 points, or 0.16 ...