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Carbon blast from the GST past

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... of the carbon tax nitty-gritties. I didn't want to jump the gun or add my still confused thoughts to an already confused debate on the carbon tax that to this day remains riddled by claims and counter-claims by various groups, factions, industries - ...

Call for self-funded retirees inclusion

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... However, any self-funded retirees with an income higher than $50,000 for singles, or $80,000 for couples, will miss out. "As debate rages around whether $150,000 a year constitutes a middle income Australian family, a single self-funded retiree on $51,000 ...

Euro solar attracting Australian investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... superannuation funds. "Despite any pending agreement on carbon taxation the uncertainty won't stop there. There will still be debate with regards to commitment to renewable energy in the Australian market, with strong political resistance, resistance ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... closed narrowly mixed, helped by a bounce on Wall Street as investors awaited the vote in a crucial Greek parliamentary debate on more tough austerity measures. Dealers said approval in Athens of the latest spending cuts and tax hikes, expected later ...

Christian Super urges more transparent investment beliefs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... and if we don't articulate them, then we have no opportunity to critique them, to test them in the crucible of trustee debate and discussion, to refine and mould them," said Spencer. The conference was organised in conjunction with Responsible-Investor.com ...

Fundamental indexing isn't

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... move Russell said at the time would allow them to more efficiently and creatively generate beta returns. Regardless the debate between traditional and fundamental indexers, what is clear is that Vanguard isn't about to offer fundamental indexing to its ...

Advisers and super key to underinsurance: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... model is not the issue but communicating effectively to consumers the value of insurance." Klipin said FOFA was the wrong debate and irrelevant to consumers. "Rather than crucify an element of the industry and the weakest point in the value chain we ...

XPLAN updates for opt-in

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... XPLAN update. The opt-in period is still to be finailsed with Independent MP, Rob Oakeshott, last week re-igniting the debate.Planners are concerned that opt-in will inflict time and monetary penalties on their businesses. "We are hearing from the market ...

Shorten responds to bias accusations

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... executive, AFA. A spokesman for Assistant Treasurer Shorten has since said that it was "a bit rich for one side of the debate, looking after their own special interests, to claim the other side is running government policy just because we aren't doing ...

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... cent from its level at the start of the year. Why oh why? Might be the uncertainty created by the carbon tax to and fro' debate. Might be the prospect of higher interest rates - the economy's expected to come good anyway. Might be because The Economist ...