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Super fees are falling but only just

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Fees paid by super fund members are falling but not because fund prices are falling, it's because of the dampening effect of self-managed super funds and higher balance members qualifying for discounts. The results are contained in the latest Rainmaker ...

Politics around LISC heats up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
The politics around around superannuation tax expenditures looks set to heat up with Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten last week saying he will defend low income tax benefits and The Australia Institute saying the top end of town should be targeted ...

Ben's turn to be super

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
This is it folks. This week's the week when we find out whether or not dear Uncle Ben would be donning a cape and wearing his underwear outside his pants and do a Super Mario. Most financial marketeers were convinced he talked about it last month at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... news the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release building approvals data for July, and the private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure for June quarter. National turnover was 198.3 million securities, valued at $369.8 million, with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases building approvals data for July, and private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure data for the June quarter. In company news, Lend Lease, Perpetual, Prime Media Group and Boart Longyear ...

Untargeted tax subsidies inept

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... the nation's superannuation taxation subsidies will climb to $45 billion and become the government's single biggest expenditure item. Ironically, the amount will be large enough to match the cost of all income support for age pensioners and other seniors ...

Untargeted tax subsidies inefficient

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... Papers, the costs of the nation's taxation subsidies will climb to $45bn and become the government's single biggest expenditure item. The amount will be so large it will ironically match the cost of all income support for age pensioners and other seniors ...

Retiree living costs match CPI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... is that the PBLI is rising on par with regular CPI despite retirees and pensioners having a different mix of normal expenditure. For example, they spend a higher proportion (compared to the CPI population) of their income on fruit and vegetables, which ...

Liars' Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... Also, data from the Office of National of Statistics show that instead of reduced government spending, government expenditure jumped by 7.9% in the year to May. I'm certain that our gentle readers could cite plenty more hands down. This is why I couldn't ...

SMSFs should pay SuperStream levy: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... detailed breakdown of its SuperStream development costs. SuperStream levies should meanwhile be discounted by this expenditure providing a wider benefit to the ATO and the federal government.