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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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
The Australian dollar is more than a third of a US cent lower after global stock markets dropped overnight. At 0700 AEDT on Thursday, the Australian dollar was trading at 103.96 US cents, down from 104.35 cents on Wednesday afternoon. Bank of New Zealand ...

Triple engagement but 17 firms get first strike

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... around 27% of resolutions due to issues around disclosure, remuneration, correlation between pay and performance and incentive schemes. Looking ahead for the 17 firms, Halliday said it is unlikely entire boards will be spilled over shareholders' remuneration ...

Australia doesn't need a SWF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... SWF may actually disincentivise governments from fiscal responsibility. "A sovereign wealth fund actually weakens the incentive for future governments to reform the expenditure-side of the budget and to spend more wisely by easing their overall revenue ...

Super tax subsidies don't favour the rich: Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Mercer has released a research paper that dismisses claims retirement income funding through superannuation tax concessions favours the wealthy. The paper 'Tax, Super & the Age pension" reported that the total cost of retirement funding per person in ...

Cutting super tax breaks unwise: SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... Greens' plan, high-income earners would pay more, though still less than their margin tax rate, therefore keeping the incentive to save for retirement, the party said. However the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) ...

Bold predictions of US recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
The US economy is bound for recovery this year on the back of stronger fundamentals, the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum heard this week. Dr Bob Baur, chief global economist for Principal Global Investors pointed to positive indicators in ...

Government confirms super guarantee age limit abolished

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
The move to scrap the superannuation guarantee age limit will give Australians an incentive to remain in the workforce for longer, according to the Government. Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten has confirmed that the amendment to abolish the age ...