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No new taxes on super welcomed

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Superannuation representative groups have backed the federal government's decision to leave new taxes on super out of the 2015 budget but say there is further consultation ahead. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive ...

Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... Garcia said. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive, Pauline Vamos, said the federal government was faced with growing debt and needed to make tough decisions about how they will support the next generation of retirees ...

Financial services SMEs top confidence survey

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... business confidence," Bibby Financial Services Australia and New Zealand managing director Mark Cleaver said. "The Federal Government needs to take note of this. SMEs don't feel particularly well supported and they don't feel that government policies ...

Former AMP chief executive joins Westpac

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... complement the board's current skills and experience," Maxstead said. Recently Dunn was a panel member of the federal government's Financial System Inquiry and is a current board member of the government's Financial Literacy Board and the Australian ...

ASIC delays super portfolio disclosure again

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
... (ASIC) said. The requirements were due to start on 1 July 2015, but the regulator deferred them "to allow the Federal Government further time to consult on the detail of the requirements." This means that superannuation funds will not have to provide ...

Mining capex in a hole

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... little bit below trend. He also believes contributions from the public sector to growth will be limited and the federal government is prepared to let "automatic stabilisers" do their work for the budget. "I think letting the automatic stabilisers work ...

New law to add clarity to business sales

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
Draft legislation released by the Federal Government is expected to end uncertainty around business sale transactions. The exposure draft would give effect to the Government's announcement on 14 December 2013 that this measure, originally announced ...

Regional banks call for FSI reforms without delay

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
Australia's four leading regional banks raised three key issues in their submission to the federal government's Financial System Inquiry Final Report recently. Regional banks including Suncorp Bank, ME Bank, Bank of Queensland and Bendigo and Adelaide ...

FSI must lift value in super system: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) has called on the federal government to lift the value of Australia's superannuation system and retirement incomes. The call comes as one of four key issues raised by AVCAL in ...

Changes to super tax needed: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... super fund members and retirees are both fair and sustainable for all Australians. AIST will submit to the federal government's Tax Discussion Paper by examining "the full spectrum of taxes in the accumulation and post-retirement phase, with a view towards ...