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Ripoll rips into Abbott government's 'amateurism'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013

... claims, the Assistant Treasurer's office made the following statement: "Mr Ripoll fails to mention that the Coalition Government introduced Standard Business Reporting which provided the platform for applications such as SuperTICK to be developed that ...

Cap scrap leaves tax abuses unanswered

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013

... the role of government to address what might be perceived poor decisions of tax tribunals." Yesterday the Coalition government announced the removal of the cap on tax deductibility of self-education expenses introduced by the Labor government in July ...

Government removes self-education cap

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013

The Coalition government has removed the cap on tax deductibility of self-education expenses introduced by the Labor government in July. "With the vast bulk of claims for self-education expenses coming from those earning less than $80,000, this was ...

Sinodinos aims at "fixing the messes" inherited from Labor

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013

... Minister Tony Abbott, who made clear that there will be "no adverse changes to superannuation under an incoming Coalition government."

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AAP | MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013

... shutdown that will close services deemed non-essential. A political crisis is also engulfing Italy's fragile coalition government, while the latest industrial production numbers from Japan proved weaker than expected. The release of Chinese manufacturing ...

Abbott sticks to his promise on SMSF regulation

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013

... property exposure. "What we said was that there would be no adverse changes to superannuation under an incoming Coalition government. That is a commitment that we stand by," Abbott told reporters yesterday. But he admitted that although the sector doesn't ...

FSC anticipates different role for Senator Cormann

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013

... government to take a more holistic approach." He added that the key outstanding issues the newly elected Coalition government would want to deal with include the rules surrounding portfolio holdings disclosure, where a case for a self-regulatory regime ...

Abbott to announce levy details next week

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

... coalition's paid parental leave levy. But Abbott says most will still be better off. Abbott has confirmed a coalition government will cut the company tax rate from 30 per cent to 28.5 per cent from July 1, 2015. He says he could not say how many jobs ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013

... Europe too. Portugal's president ruled against snap elections and declared that Prime Minister Pedro Coelho's coalition government will rule until the expiry of its term in 2015. He's removed political uncertainty at least for the next two years. Portugal's ...

Coalition signals super policy changes

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013

... public policy if necessary - that all aspects of the market are subject to competitive forces. Fletcher said a coalition government would introduce the recommendations of the Cooper Review regarding trustee disclosure and conflicts of interest but, significantly ...

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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.

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