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Labor proposal targets low income earners: Association

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
The Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System is arguing Labor's refundable franking credits proposal does not target the wealthy but impacts low income earners instead. Deborah Ralston, spokesperson for the Alliance and chair of the SMSF Association ...

SMSF wind-ups spike: ATO

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... impact the sector. "I expect the level of wind-ups to spike next year if Labor bring in their proposed changes to franking credits and contribution rules but then it will settle back to the current level of 20,000 per year. I do not see wind-ups returning ...

Should super funds segregate pension assets?

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... separate pool of pension assets may give members the ability to participate in off-market buybacks or tilt towards franking credits or reduce withholding-tax leakage, target capital gains tax efficiency. On the unquantifiable end, the segregation may ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... Wood said at the time. While SMSFs may end up heavily impacted by Labor's proposals - such as the oft-discussed franking credits policy - SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney insists the association remains non-partisan. This is an abstract ...

Inquiry denounces franking credit ban

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics concluded Labor's proposal to remove refundable franking credits should not go ahead. Releasing the committee's final report last night, Liberal MP and committee chair Tim Wilson said the inquiry ...

Ironbark, Zurich shutter funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... January end. It expects the wind up to be complete by 30 July, which will include returning a "material level" of franking credits to investors. "Zurich Investments is a proud provider of specialist investment products sourced from a diverse range of ...

Australia appeals holistically to foreign investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... Index. Local investors enjoy several advantages to investing in their home ground, given the tax benefits of franking credits and refunds for excess franking credits. Randal Jenneke, head of Australian equities at T. Rowe Price, says there will be a ...

Franking changes feared by shareholders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... feedback of the company's shareholders was overwhelming, with many "distressed" and concerned about how to replace franking credits in their quest for a modest quality of life in retirement. "The refundability of franking credits has been a part of the ...

Royal Commission and its one canoe message is on point

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... aimed at the SMSF sector, and intended to shrink it by forcing people into APRA regulated funds. "90% of the franking credits the Labor Party are seeking to claw back are from self-managed super funds," Robert said. "My cautionary message to you is this. ...

SMSFA turns up the heat on franking debate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... Superannuation Fund Association's national conference in Melbourne, but one dominated. Opposition to Labor's franking credits policy rose on the opening day of the conference yesterday, with several distinguished speakers going hard on the proposed ...