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Coonan resilient on super surcharges, co-contribution

... (ASFA) that the Government was "not living up to its election commitments to provide a better retirement future for Australians." Addressing the New South Wales branch of ASFA yesterday, Coonan indicated that the Government had little room to manoeuvre ...

Australians shifting investments to bank accounts: survey

Paul Cully Australians have deposited $76 billion into bank accounts during the last year, dwarfing the $47 billion they have pumped into investment vehicles, according to research by Rainmaker Information. The figures suggest that the desperate share ...

ASFA lambasts government on super tax policy

... criticised the Federal Government for "not living up to its election commitments to provide a better retirement future for Australians." ASFA said that spending on defence in the forthcoming budget should not be at the expense of the retirement benefits ...

Sherry lashes out higher super access age report

... or spending cuts to pay for the ageing population. Sherry said that the comments made by Costello were "alarming." "Australians want a choice about when to retire, and not be forced to work longer due to increased access ages for superannuation or because ...

Advice fears won't halt 'choice of super': Coonan

... super' finally passed into legislation despite fears concerning the current standard of financial advice available to Australians. Addressing a Financial Planning Association (FPA) lunch on Friday, Senator Helen Coonan, the Minister for Revenue and Assistant ...

ABS releases latest weekly earnings figures

John Fernando Average weekly earnings for Australians in 2002 increased by 4.8% over the previous year, while the increase for the November quarter of 2002 produced a rise of 1.1%. This was reported in the latest quarterly update of the Australian Bureau ...

Senator Sherry attacks Liberals' super policies at ASFA meeting

... questioned the government's policy of offering tax breaks to people earning over $90,500 and not to the millions of other Australians who are exempt from such tax relief. He also outlined labour's suggestions for enhanced consumer protection. This was ...