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FSR complexities will be resolved: Sen Cameron

Speaking at the Financial Planning Association Sydney Chapter lunch this week, Senator Ross Cameron said the current disclosure requirements contained in Statements of Advice are too complex, consumer unfriendly and too long. Against the background ...

Coonan warns against retrospective super legislation

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2004
... superannuation policies by high exit fees, but warned it would be difficult to legislate retrospectively to address the situation. Senator Coonan\'s comments come amid reports that some people are finding it difficult to move out of underperforming superannuation ...

Government announces extension for DIY compliance

... year, to commence a complying lifetime or life expectancy pension. Shadow Minister for retirement incomes and savings, Senator Nick Sherry said the announcement, made by Treasury yesterday, was the second backdown by the Government on its pension policies ...

Choice goes to parliament

... legislation is today being debated in the Senate and is expected to pass on the back of support from the Democrats. Democrat Senator Aden Ridgeway confirmed on Sunday the Party would support the Choice of Funds legislation. The Democrats had previously ...

New super laws pass through parliament

Laws closing existing MP's generous superannuation scheme were passed by parliament but sitting MP's have retained their current superannuation arrangements. The bill was passed through the Senate after Labor chose not to insist on its proposed amendment ...

Labor, coalition combined to defend current MP super benefits

... scheme for MPs is more than 67% of salary, more than 7 times the community standard. Democrats superannuation spokesperson Senator John Cherry moved in the Senate today to cap the current 67% scheme effective from the next election, and for all MPs to ...

Challenger looks to sell down foreign property portfolio

... sale of some of its properties in the United Kingdom and Texas. Among the assets on the block are two London properties - Senator House and Minister Court - and two properties - Hayes Park and 3 World Business Centre, Heathrow - located in the Thames ...

Fed Budget year to date February deficit of $4.455 billion

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... track the ebb and flow of money into and out of government coffers, and do not have any impact on official forecasts. Senator Minchin said the Budget balance was dragged down by lower tax receipts, as expected, as quarterly GST payments were pushed into ...

Safer superannuation savings: Coonan

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
... Democrats rejected a Labor amendment to provide 100 per cent compensation to victims of superannuation fraud or theft. Senator Coonan said she had the power to make discretionary decisions about such cases and had done so on 802 occasions. Under the ...

Pressure mounts on coalition for tax reform

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
... government between $1 billion and $3.5 billion a year, which could be stopped by linking tax thresholds to price rises. But Senator Minchin said the coalition would not index tax scales in this year's Budget.