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Public sector retirees still seek answers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... circumstances of those claimed to be affected by the 10% cap, both singles and couples, have been proffered, both by government Ministers and by the Department of Social Services," the letter to Porter said. "The financial circumstances of many retirees ...

VicSuper creates climate change committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... government action on climate change by signing the Investor Statement on Climate Change and writing to the G7 finance ministers in the lead up to the Paris conference on climate change. "Following the Paris climate conference, we provided our board with ...

OPINION: What to do with the Tax White Paper!

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... for the government to sustain a credible reform discussion once certain issues were ruled out. Once the new Treasury Ministers in charge of tax reform, Scott Morrison and Kelly O'Dwyer have been sufficiently briefed by the Treasury, the Green (options) ...

Seniors weigh in on national tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... Alongside 11 representatives from organisations across Australia, O'Neill spent three hours with Turnbull and his economic ministers yesterday to discuss a "common ground" in the areas of productivity, participation, fiscal policy, tax reform and retirement ...

FSI and tax response "close to completion": Morrison

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... the recent change in Prime Minister and the cabinet reshuffle, Morrison said: "Cormann and I, and the other economic ministers are working to ensure the most seamless of transitions."

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... replacement of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer or the Finance minister would likely delay the process, as the incoming ministers would have to get familiar with the industry and the policy issues first. During a media conference on Monday night ...

China trade deal must not be delayed: FSC

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... vast opportunities for Australia's financial services industry. It builds on strong foundations set by former Prime Ministers Whitlam, Hawke, Howard and Gillard and puts Australia ahead of the USA, Japan and most of Europe in signing an agreement with ...

SMSF Association appoints independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... Australian regulators, including ASIC, APRA and the ATO, as well as a history of working with government departments and ministers. "Cath has focused on change management, particularly in the area of regulatory change, and the association's board believes ...

Australian market opens higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... sell-offs. The Greek debt crisis is not yet resolved but hope remains of a resolution with talks with Eurozone finance ministers ongoing. "The broad macro theme for the market is still Greece but we may have reached a settling point where the market ...

Australian shares up on first day of fin year

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... sell-offs. The Greek debt crisis is not yet resolved but hope remains of a resolution with talks with Eurozone finance ministers ongoing. "The broad macro theme for the market is still Greece but we may have reached a settling point where the market ...