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Politics around LISC heats up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
The politics around around superannuation tax expenditures looks set to heat up with Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten last week saying he will defend low income tax benefits and The Australia Institute saying the top end of town should be targeted ...

Shorten defends low-income super contribution

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
Amid speculation that some parts of the super tax system may be called on to fund recent health and education projects, Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has declared the rebate for low-income earners safe. The Labor scheme, announced in ...

Lazard consolidates Sydney foothold

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... Cameco; St Barbara Gold on its acquisition of Allied Gold; Mirvac Group on the sale of its Hotels business; and Gloucester Coal on its merger with Yancoal. One of the world's preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms Lazard operates from ...

Time to stop the rot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... to trade..." And on this rationale, deteriorating exports and imports destroy employment. Now you won't wonder why Xstrata Coal and BHP are reportedly sacking 600 and 300, respectively. Times like these, we again need all hands on deck. Super Mario has ...

Super roundtable supports small business clearing house

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
A Council of Small Businesses of Australia (COSBOA) proposal to better promote the Government's small business super clearing house has received support from the fourth meeting of the Government's industry superannuation roundtable. Around 32,000 businesses ...

New CEO for Sydney de-sal after June refinance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... role Davies oversaw the assessment, regulation and approval of more than $70 billion in Queensland-based projects spanning coal, gas, water, rail, power and tourism. Prior to that he was chief executive of WaterSecure, a Queensland-based Statutory Authority ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... due to appear before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. In equities news, Woolworths, Whitehaven Coal and Bega Cheese are due to post full year results. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed firmer as strong gains among ...

Super governance Bill passes amid cries of favouritism

BEN COLLINS, MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
The Federal opposition argues that a scale test on superannuation fund trustees inappropriately favours industry super funds. This comes on the back of legislation passing through Parliament last night, which gives the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Swan talks up bank reforms for competition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Treasurer Wayne Swan has talked up the Government's banking reforms, dubbing them "a better banking deal" for consumers amid last week's call for a major financial system review. Former committee member at the Wallis Inquiry, Ian Harper last week issued ...

MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Superannuation reforms could leave individual trustees open to litigation, causing a group of representative bodies to write to the Federal Government to voice their concerns. In a joint submission, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...