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Super fund support for carbon tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... tax in its current form and that it would serve a dual role of creating market certainty and providing assurance and incentive for institutional investment in alternative sources of energy. Murphy said he did not expect the carbon tax would have a particularly ...

Philanthropy needs simpler support: Perpetual Private

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
Philanthropic giving in the last few years has been undervalued in Australia because of a disproportionate focus on tax structures and increased regulation on charitable vehicles such as private ancillary funds. Andrew Thomas, general manager - philanthropy ...

CIO and COO award winners named

FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... O'Neill, managing director of La Trobe Financial and a member of the judging panel, said he hopes that the awards act as an incentive for CIOs and COOs to continue to explore and provide world's best practices in fund governance. "As in any endeavour ...

Demand for US Treasuries outstrips supply

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... interest bill the US government has to pay on its debt, though not its absolute amount, the downside is it provides no incentive to reduce borrowings. This goes a long way to explaining why it has been so easy for the US government to borrow money and ...

FOFA disadvantages early move on fee-for-service

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... only ongoing fee they get is via that trail commission method through the product fee in this scenario - where's the incentive for them to move to a fee-for-service model?" Richard Batten, partner at Minter Ellison Lawyers, said there may be a lack of ...

Retail funds in ACTU's sights

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
Superannuation funds would be forced to reveal related party fee details if a union push on disclosure succeeds, in a move likely to hit bank-aligned retail funds. The policy on retirement income and superannuation, due to be signed off at the ACTU ...

Budget: Super changes risk sound investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
A two-year deferral of the increased super concessional contributions cap for over 50s risks derailing efficient investment and exacerbating member disengagement, according to industry reaction following last night's Budget. Representing a saving of ...

Less tax appeal for high income earners in super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
High-income earners are set to see superannuation tax concessions cut in next week's budget. The move to increase tax on concessional contributions to 30% is likely to affect the approximately 128,000 Australians who earn more than $300,000 a year. ...

Industry rejects changes to super tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
Superannuation industry bodies have launched strident opposition to leaks revealing superannuation tax concessions will be impacted by the Government return to surplus. Tax concessions currently cost Treasury in the order of $30bn each year, with Labor ...

Market solutions favoured in OTC derivative reform

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
The Council of Financial Regulators has recommended a preference for market-led solutions, in part driven by appropriate regulatory incentives to comply with a G20 commitment on OTC derivatives. The Government released the consultation paper yesterday ...