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Global cooling on carbon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
If you think gold's recent swan dive was unnerving, spare a thought for those who bought carbon credits - that's where the climate change has really happened. Gold has recouped some of its losses over the past two trading sessions, but it remains 26.9% ...

Use super to help pay health costs: CEDA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
Superannuation contributions should be used to help pay spiralling health care costs, the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) said in a recent report. The CEDA report, Healthcare: Reform or Ration, said in the five decades between ...

MLC awards mandate to US fund BlueMountain

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
A private investment fund run by a former JPMorgan Chase & Co executive has won its first Australian mandate. MLC will invest into the BlueMountain Capital's BlueMountain Credit Alternatives (BMCA) fund, but would not comment on the mandate's value. ...

Super council won't prevent Labor tax raids

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has slammed the government's new superannuation proposals saying the new Council of Superannuation Custodians would not bring an end to future tinkering. Details about the independent body are yet to be disclosed, but Treasurer ...

Brogden reaffirms campaign warning to politicians

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden has put his super campaign on hold in light of the government's proposed changes to the retirement tax regime, but warns future governments that it may return. At a press conference in Sydney ...

2011 and 2012 Redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013

Government announces key super reforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
Australians with superannuation balances over $2 million dollars face losing key tax concessions, Treasurer Wayne Swan and Financial Services and Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten announced this morning. Starting July 1, 2014, all new earnings on ...

Super changes ease political and financial uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
The announcement of changes to the superannuation taxation system this morning has ended speculation, allowing savers and voters to focus on the future, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said. Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister ...

Super will improve under Labor: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten indicated that Labor plans to "improve" super at the sixth Super Roundtable held yesterday as part of the Gillard Government's reform agenda. Shorten hosted the roundtable that brought ...

ASMA dismayed by proposed super hikes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
DIY super investors could pull their entire savings portfolio if the government follows through on proposed super tax hikes, according to the Australian Self Managed Super Fund Members Association (ASMA). Yesterday Treasurer Wayne Swan confirmed that ...