The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper

READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 41 - 50 of 66 results for "Budget Papers"

Another Budget, another promised surplus

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017

... by FY 2012-13 that would grow to 0.4% of GDP in FY 2015-16. All because many of the assumptions contained in the Budget Papers 2012-13 turned out overly optimistic (in hindsight) and some just plainly off the mark - such as: "Growth is expected to be ...

Government debt on its way to $606bn

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017

... through the impact of technology, efficiency dividends and staff freezes. As for "good debt" versus "bad debt", the Budget papers report that about 89% of Australia's Budget is recurrent spending and only 11% is for capital investment. By 2021 this recurrent ...

Budget Eve

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017

... counting down) before us, Australians all, find out what the government has in store for us when it releases the Budget Papers 2017-18 at approximately 7.30pm (AEST) on Tuesday 9 May 2017. Some Budget measures have already been leaked - the Australian ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016

... budget deficit beamed up by a cumulative A$10.3 billion over the next four years to FY2019/20. (The May 2016/17 Budget Papers had the deficit at A$84.6 bil over the next four years). The projected peak in net debt was also beamed up by a year from FY2017/18 ...

Defined benefit deficit at $182bn

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016

... are accountable for 85% of all DB liabilities. Deeper analysis by Rainmaker of Commonwealth and State government budget papers further reveals that the full extent of government DB liabilities is underrepresented by APRA's figures. For example, while ...

Govt underestimates SMSF Budget impact: BGL

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016

... SMSFs with 160,000 members, SMSF administration provider, BGL Corporate Solutions - many more than suggested in the budget papers. BGL is concerned the proposed $1.6 million pension cap will affect at least 15% of SMSFs (ie 85,000 SMSFs with 160,000 ...

Budget delivers blow to aged care

KERRIE SYDEE | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016

... over four years, in a move the government claims was the result of greater than expected growth in expenditure. The budget papers state that the efficiencies will be achieved through "changes to the scoring matrix of the Aged Care Funding Instrument ...

UK to introduce lifetime ISAs

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016

... ensure they do not have to choose between saving for retirement and saving for their first home," notes the official budget papers. Lifetime ISAs will enable any adult under 40 to save up to £4,000 (A$8,000) each year which will be supplemented by a ...

Shadow Treasurer will go to election over super

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015

... years," Bowen said. "The rate of growth dwarfs the increase in the scale of age pension costs. Joe Hockey's own budget papers show the cost of the concession doubling over just the next four years to more than $30 billion. "The same Budget papers show ...

Super concessions key to tax review

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015

... changes to superannuation tax concessions this term or during the next one if the Coalition is reelected. However, the budget papers showed that the cost of super tax concessions is expected to rise to more than $50 billion by 2018-2019, at a time when ...

PAGE:

Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

Videos

Brought to you by

A guaranteed future

Maintaining a fundamental focus in a world obsessed with the short term

SMILE through retirement - tackling the top 5 (Sequencing, Market, Inflation, Longevity, Emotion) retirements risks

Strength amid noise

Follow the leaders

Global economic outlook and the case for local currency emerging market debt: Resilience, risk, and opportunity

The market has changed. The opportunity hasn't.

MORE VIDEOS

Products

'Guide To' Series

Pocket investment guides featuring adviser case studies and a glossary.

MORE INFO

Publisher's Forum

Investing trends and strategies from the industry’s thought leaders.

MORE INFO

Product Showcases

Putting the spotlight on investment products that matter.

MORE INFO

Expert Feed

Christian Mueller-Glissmann

Head of Asset Allocation Research

Goldman Sachs

When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.

READ MORE

Tania Milnes

General Manager Membership

Financial Advice Association Australia

Does association membership still matter?

With all the changes the advice sector has experienced in recent years, such as regulatory reform and increased education and professional standards ...

READ MORE