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Ripoll thanks industry for reforms support

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Bernie Ripoll, yesterday thanked the financial services industry for its support of the Gillard Government's Stronger Super reforms. Speaking yesterday at the Financial Advice in Super Symposium in Melbourne ...

AIST lashes out at Coalition

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has hit out at a Federal Opposition decision not to support the Gillard Government's low income super rebate. Yesterday the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), which represents ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... Wednesday pulled back in late trading but still closed slightly higher, with investors unfazed by Prime Minister Julia Gillard announcing that the next federal election would be on September 14. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 7.7 points, or 0.16 ...

Media super ups disclosure, lodges MySuper application

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... Authority to offer a low cost investment option under the Federal Government's MySuper reforms. The reform, part of the Gillard Government's overhaul of Australia's retirement system called Stronger Super, means that pension funds that want to offer ...

Super funds argue against unfair fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... under draft reform laws. Speaking before a Parliamentary Joint Committee that is investigating the last tranche of the Gillard Government's MySuper reforms, representatives for industry lobbying groups have said they should be able to cap administration ...

Trustee liability issues surface at PJC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... industry representative bodies spoke before a Parliamentary Joint Committee which is investigating the final bill of the Gillard Government's MySuper legislation, part of its wide-ranging Stronger Super reforms, on 22 January this month. While it is ...

Trio Capital action group to put forward Federal Candidate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... group has said it will back a candidate for the New South Wales federal seat of Throsby as a result of its claims that the Gillard Government ignored victims of financial fraud. Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) convenor Paul Matters told Financial Standard ...

AIST argues for fee-cap in MySuper submission

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... administration fees. After putting the finishing touches on its submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee overseeing the Gillard Government's superannuation reforms this week, the representative body for not-for-profit super funds said that it ...

Rebalancing growth smoothly Australia's key challenge: Bloxham

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... further discretionary tightening measures are required to achieve the budget surplus. However, on an encouraging note, The Gillard government has hinted at plans to shelve its commitment to a budget surplus if economic growth slips below its long-term ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... looks like the Federal government has just found an escape route. According to the Australian Financial Review (AFR), "The Gillard government is preparing to dump its commitment to a budget surplus if economic growth slips below its long-term average ...