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Tax concession debate "simplistic": SMSF Association

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... future savings to Government expenditure on the Age Pension results in a myopic and overly simplistic analysis of both the true costs of the superannuation tax concessions," she said. Slattery finished by saying that settling the ongoing debate surrounding ...

Tme to get fiscal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
"If I listened long enough to you I'd find a way to believe that it's all true..." - Tim Hardin Data releases over the past few weeks have vindicated the "crisis" duo of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his cigar-smoking Treasurer Joe Hockey. ...

Risk not the endgame

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... not the endgame". "Taking on more risk is not a guarantee for higher returns, in fact the opposite is almost certain to be true. Taking on more risk just means taking on more risk," he explained in a recent client newsletter. Carleton and Parker formed ...

Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... position may be, if there is to be a debate about the cost to government of superannuation concessions, we need to know the true cost and how it is arrived at." Turning to the $560 billion self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector, Mason reminded delegates ...

AllianceBernstein rebrands

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... a new logo. "Our firm has evolved over the past few years to better anticipate and meet our clients' needs. While holding true to our core strengths-research excellence, investment discipline, high conviction, differentiated insights and intellectual ...

Super tax subs worth $30bn in 2014

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... industry has in the past rejected these taxation subsidy cost estimates claiming that they significantly overestimate the true cost of the subsidies underpinning superannuation.

AMP's Hillross crowns best advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... Year for his ability to "set meaningful goals, focus only on the things you can control and seek expert advice to reach your true potential," Hillross managing director Michael Guggenheimer said. Sue Morris of Hillross Northern Wealth, in Sydney, was ...

Auld lang syne

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... times are over" and that, by the end of 2015 "there will be minus signs in front of returns for many asset classes." This is true for oil - that good news being spun as bad news. It doesn't matter what measure you track (Brent or West Texas Intermediate) ...

ASIC cancels boutique's AFSL

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... licence in September 2014 for three months to give the company an opportunity to analyse and update its accounts to provide a true reflection of its financial position. Protect Ensure failed to provide updated and audited accounts that met ASIC's standards. ...

Santa's bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2014
... Ukraine (which by the by, made us worry about RISING oil prices); Israel/Palestine war, ISIS and QE end. Now them, they were true causes for fear and loathing. But cheaper oil prices? Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus! He's loaded up his bag with ...