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Industry fund welcomes local politician to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... Michelle Blicavs from the LGS board. She had served on the board since March 2013 and is also a former director of Australian Christian Super. Blicavs is chair of the Top Blokes Foundation, is on the board of the NSW State Archives and serves as chief ...

Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... spending. Wage growth has remained sluggish - up 2.1% in the December 2017 quarter from 2% in the previous quarter. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release the March 2018 quarter update. Expectations are for wages growth to remain steady ...

Labor responds to 'unfair' Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
The Labor Party said pensioners and working Australians will be most disadvantaged by this year's Budget proposals. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said the Liberal Government's budget is "unfair" and favours big business. In a series of Tweets, Shorten ...

Increasing SG is not the answer: O'Dwyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... insurance products, are not inappropriately eroding retirement income," she said. In its pre-budget submission, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said waiting until 1 July 2025 for the SG to hit 12% represents a "major setback ...

Industry welcomes pensioners' dividend tax policy exemption: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
The Labor Party's move to protect aged pensioners from its proposed excess dividend imputation credit reform is welcomed by the majority of the industry, Financial Standard's latest spot poll shows. Prior to shadow treasurer Chris Bowen announcing pensioners ...

Labor's amended cash dividend refunds fall short: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
The Labor Party's attempt to protect age pensioners from its proposed excess dividend imputation credits reform still falls short, the SMSF Association says. Labor introduced the Pensioner Guarantee yesterday as a way to protect pensioners from abolishing ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... will only undermine the purpose of super, leaving more people reliant on a taxpayer funded retirement, she said. The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) also strongly opposed "tweaking the tax system." The proposed changes will penalise investors ...

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... Zealand's conduct of monetary policy). Also closer to home and perhaps, one that would have the most impact on the Australian economy, are the latest events and stats in China. First the stats, and latest China growth stats were mostly firmer: Retail ...

Successful advisers integrate estate planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... relationship and take the initiative to involve the next generation in these conversations, a legal expert says. According to Australian Unity national manager of estate planning Anna Hacker, some advisers worry about introducing this topic because they ...

Labor takes aim at executive pay

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... executives' remuneration "in line with their counterparts in the private sector." Earlier this year it was revealed that Australian Post chief executive Ahmed Fahour received a salary of $5.6 million in 2016 ($4.4 million salary and $1.2 million bonus) ...