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Super tax in firing line

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
Superannuation is likely to be in the firing line as the Federal government looks for tax savings in a bid to repair the fiscal state of the economy, according to BT chief economist Dr Chris Caton. "The generosity of the super taxation structure will ...

Submissions open for SuperStream pass through amendments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Federal Government has released an exposure draft proposing to amend the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) (SIS) Act to require default superannuation funds to process all default contributions. The amendments would mean that employers would ...

Bank ads confusing: research

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... what's the best deal, and so lenders will be under more pressure to provide it." The survey results come as the Federal Government's Financial System Inquiry (FSI) considers changes to better position and broadly improve Australia's financial system. ...

Abbott eyes Canadian pension money

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... Victorian governments flagged a number of infrastructure asset sales in their budgets. It also follows the federal government's announcement of a $5 billion 'asset recycling fund'. Canadian pension funds are already significant investors in global infrastructure. ...

FEATURE: Bulldozing the infrastructure roadblocks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... the proceeds to build new infrastructure. Open for a period of five years, or as long as the money lasts, the federal government will pay state governments 15% of the price of all assets sold as long as the proceeds are reinvested in new infrastructure. ...

Super sector eyes Qld ports and generators

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... going towards paying off the states $80 billion debt. Whether this means it will qualify to benefit from the federal government's asset recycling initiative is unclear.

Super advocates urge caution on age access

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
Superannuation advocates have urged the federal government not to rush any changes to the age at which people can access their retirement savings. Treasurer Joe Hockey has hinted the government could change the age at which people could access their ...

States urged to recycle infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
The federal government is urging state governments to privatise infrastructure assets, with the creation of a $5 billion 'asset recycling initiative'. For a period of five years, the federal government will use this pool to pay state governments 15% ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... in technology stocks that lifted US markets overnight had boosted the Australian share market ahead of the federal government's budget release on Tuesday night, Lonsec general manager of equities research Bill Keenan said. "Wall Street is positive at ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... stocks had been oversold as investors worried the sector was overvalued. In local economic news on Tuesday, the federal government brings down the budget at 1930 AEST. Meanwhile, Reserve Bank of Australia head of financial stability department Luci Ellis ...