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Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... survey revealing that 23.5% of consumers prefer to "pay down debt". Should these conditions persist, nobody could kill Bill for concluding that: "We do not expect that economic conditions in Australia in 2018 will be consistent with the need for the ...

Labor takes aim at executive pay

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... but described these measures as "half-hearted" and "piecemeal". "The requests don't go far enough. Taxpayers foot the bill for these well-paid executives and have a right to know how much they receive," Chalmers said. "Only requirements enshrined in ...

First home super scheme may not make it to parliament in 2018

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... the year. As per the Legislation Proposed for Introduction in the 2017 Spring Sittings, the only superannuation-related bill for debate will be the Public Sector (Superannuation) Laws Amendment Bill, a bill which provides updates to existing legislation ...

Standard Life appoints Aberdeen exec

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... continue in his existing role, assisting Struthers in the interim to ensure a smooth transition. "I would like to thank Bill for his leadership and guidance in this important area of our business and for his significant contribution to Standard Life ...

Buffett fires back at Trump tax claims

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... happy to give him the facts," Buffett said in a statement before giving full details of his more than US$1.8 million tax bill for 2015. "The total charitable contributions I made during the year were $2,858,057,970, of which more than $2.85 billion were ...

Keybridge chair resigns as Wilson calls for Hastings fund overhaul

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... appoint two Bentley nominees to the Keybridge board. Keybridge executive director Antony Sormann said: "I want to thank Bill for his significant contribution to the company over the last four years." At the same time, Wilson Asset Management has called ...

Synchron lands payroll tax win

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... tax purposes, would have had enormous implications for licensees across the industry. "It would have meant a huge tax bill for licensees and had the potential to send smaller licensees broke," Trapnell said. "In effect, the SRO was trying to apply payroll ...

Govt change could spell more severe LIF bill: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... from 1 July 2016 will now need to be reintroduced to parliament following the unofficial 2 July election, delaying the bill for at least a further six months. "If it's going to progress through it will need to be reintroduced and there's a very small ...

Industry bodies respond to Hockey's tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... taxation as a source of revenue. "It is no longer viable to rely so heavily on personal and corporate income tax to foot the bill for public services," she said. "Issues which are being fiercely contested in the public arena right now such as the family ...

Abbott's SG claim incorrect, survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... businesses with more than 20 employees that figure jumped to 85%. Meanwhile, 55% of businesses said they would foot the bill for the rise rather than take it out of employees' salaries, bonuses or pay rises. Sunsuper chief executive Scott Hartley said ...