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Labor again brands government super policy 'weak and wimpy'

Labor looks set to oppose the government's Superannuation Safety Amendment Bill, again branding the proposed legislation 'weak and wimpy' and accusing the government of failing to provide any policy detail. Shadow minister for retirement incomes and ...

New bill draws guarded support from KPMG

... arrangements, financial services consultant KPMG has predicted. KPMG welcomed the introduction of the Superannuation Safety Amendment Bill 2003 into Federal Parliament this week. It said the proposed legislation would require the vast majority of superannuation ...

Secretary to Treasurer confirms no extension to AFS licence deadline

... through the making of several batches of amendments to the Corporations Regulations and the introduction of the FSR Amendment Bill, which clarify aspects of the FSR requirements that have been of concern." Mr Cameron also commended the Australian securities ...

Government to review aspects of income tax self-assessment: Costello

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has announced a Government decision to review aspects of the income tax self-assessment system which will examine whether the right balance has been struck between protecting the rights of individual taxpayers and protecting ...

Coonan responds to Labor super initiatives

... the Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan, also said she expected the ALP to support the government's Superannuation Safety Amendment Bill. "It's difficult to see Labor's point when so much detail is lacking but what is evidently clear is Labor's recipe for ...

Telstra faces hostile shareholders

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2003
... he said. "The point I'm making is that there is no quick fix." Investors also got worked up over the board's planned amendment to allow the maximum aggregate remuneration of non-executive directors to increase by $170,000 to a combined $1.3 million per ...

Labor critical of Challenger CEO's $21.2 million loan

... Non-recourse loans to directors and management are a green light to corporate greed," he said. "Labour will move an amendment to the CLERP 9 bill to ensure that directors and management can no longer use shareholders money to acquire shares in the co ...

Government's latest super bills face criticism from opposition

Following what has been one of the most significant passages of superannuation legislation in recent times, the Government's announcement of a cut in superannuation surcharge for high-income earners and co-contribution to low-income earners has led ...

Low income earners can boost retirement nest eggs: super funds

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2003
Lower income earners could retire with up to 70 per cent more in their pension funds if they took advantage of new superannuation rules, super funds said yesterday. Independent senators last night backed the government reforms following a stalemate ...

New tax amendment to strengthen investment ties with Malaysia: Coonan

Senator Helen Coonan, the assistant treasurer and minister for revenue, has today announced the amendment to a double taxation agreement with Malaysia, which will see investment and trade relations between the two countries strengthen. "The signing ...