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Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... superannuation tax concessions cost the revenue," he said. "Much of that talk arises from estimates made by the Federal Treasury. "There is reason to think that the Treasury estimates are inflated or, at least, are based on unreal behavioural assumptions. ...

Stronger Super makes trustee role unappealing: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... Super legislation will make the role less appealing and raise costs, according to Mercer's submission to the Federal Treasury. In responding to the Exposure Draft: Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill ...

ASFA warns on unseen MySuper outcomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... it predicts pressures on super trustees may trump the long-term interests of members. In a submission to the Federal Treasury regarding the Exposure Draft - Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012 ...

ISN submission targets advice requirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... consumer confidence and raise the number of people accessing the service. As part of its official submission to the Federal Treasury on the Future of Financial Advice Bill 2011, ISN called for legislation around principles-based obligation to ensure ...

Cbus hires Frontier and AustralianSuper execs

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... an investment consultant at Frontier and Access Capital Advisers, and had prior roles at a fund manager and in federal treasury. Meanwhile, David Constable joins Cbus as marketing manager after four years with Australian Super and working in its marketing ...

FPA sets up Treasury taskforce

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
... Planning Association has established a new taskforce to respond specifically to the FPA's consultation program with Federal Treasury. The new taskforce, called Future of Financial Advice Taskforce, will be responsible for building strong positions on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... Statistics (ABS) releases its balance of payments and international investment data for the September quarter. The Federal Treasury's executive director of macroeconomic group (Domestic), David Gruen, addresses the Australian Business Economists conference ...

Bassanese opens ETF consultancy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... economic developments. Bassanese has more than 20 years experience in economics and financial markets. A former federal treasury official and economic consultant at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), he also has a first ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... 2 board meeting. The NSW and Queensland governments deliver their 2009/10 budgets. Executive director of the Federal Treasury's macroeconomic group, David Gruen, is to address The Sydney Institute with a speech entitled, Reflections on the Global Financial ...

Goldilocks Budget 2009

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... almost a generation since 'The Lucky Country' experienced a recession. I still recall back in 1990/91 when the Federal Treasury's Budget Papers were neatly stocked in our office shelves for easy reference. Many of the bright young lads who populate the ...