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Macquarie welcomes Senate superannuation recommendations

Macquarie Financial Services Group has welcomed the recommendation of the Senate Select Committee on Superannuation on the introduction of growth pensions to the Australian retiree market. Macquarie technical manager David Shirlow said the ball was ...

Sherry accuses Government of "another major super bungle"

Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings Nick Sherry today said that a $245 million hole has been blown in the Howard government's Budget due to the failure of temporary residents to collect their superannuation when they permanently leave ...

"The time for rhetoric is over": ASFA demands progress on super

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has welcomed the Government's commitment to superannuation reform, but warned that political compromise by all parties may be necessary to ensure the reforms are put into practice. "The three ...

Telstra defends plans to cut 3,000 jobs

Telstra has announced to a Senate budget estimates committee that it plans to slash 3,000 jobs in the next financial year. Stephen Morrison, media relations manager at Telstra, told the Financial Standard that the job cuts will not come at the expense ...

Budget underestimated drought costs by $200 million: official

Budget estimates on the cost of the drought to the Government were at least $200 million out, Federal agriculture department official Bob Calder told a Senate estimates committee today. Calder said expected spending on drought assistance had increased ...

Crean reaffirms opposition to Telstra sell-off

Opposition Leader Simon Crean has said that he is committed to ensuring there will be no further Telstra sell-off, following today's statement from the telco giant that it would not slash 4,000 jobs or cut capital spending by up to 20 per cent this ...

ASFA welcomes Coonan's reassurance on co-contribution

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), a strident critic of Government policy in the wake of Tuesday's Budget announcement, has welcomed Senator Helen Coonan's reassurance today that the Government "remains committed" to the superannuation ...

ASFA calls on government to deliver on $300 million promise

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has urged the Government to free up the $300 million allocated in the last Budget to matching voluntary super contributions and channel it towards those who need to save most. "Given the impasse ...

Coonan resilient on super surcharges, co-contribution

Paul Cully The Minister For Revenue and the Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan has restated the government's position on superannuation surcharges and co-contribution in the wake of stinging criticism last from the Association of Superannuation Funds ...