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IFSA names three for industry excellence

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
... key tax initiatives such as FIF Reform, withholding tax, the ongoing review of international tax, CIV reform, GST, stamp duty on life insurance and product rationalisation. Barlin is the current chair of the Tax Working Group and member of the Economics ...

Houses at half price

... discretion. Those who choose to go on the co-ownership plan and are first home buyers will still be eligible to the stamp duty concessions in NSW. The initiative is the most recent example of a whole new range of products designed to address the lack ...

MAB FM raising funds for US retail trust

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... investment opportunities similar to the Australian environment but with a larger pool of investment grade assets and no stamp duty. "Increasingly we are finding that investors are keen to look beyond the competitive local property market for investments ...

Investors flock interstate to escape NSW vendor tax

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2004
Property investors are taking their money interstate, fleeing the adverse impact of the NSW government's exit stamp duty, an Australian Property Institute survey has found. The 2.25% tax on the sale of investment properties, introduced in May's mini-budget ...

ASFA supports share price integrity

... but warned of short-term pain as a result. "This decision is not without its costs for institutional investors - tax, stamp duty, brokerage fees and the like," ASFA director of policy & research Dr Michaela Anderson said. "It is critical for all market ...

NSW government to run $300 million deficit in 2004-2005

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
... deficit of approximately $300 million in 2004-2005, Treasurer Michael Egan said today. Egan also announced a 2.25% stamp duty levy on the sale of properties, except for farms and principle residences. Overall, the treasurer said $365 million would be ...

Victorian government lifts mortgage tax

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
The Victorian government will lift mortgage stamp duty for first home buyers while retaining the heftier tax levied on property purchase prices. Premier Steve Bracks said the state tax would be dropped from July 1 this year, a reprieve worth up to $200 ...

Productivity Commission to crack down on homeowners' scheme loopholes

... scheme should be scrapped, and the money spent on affordable rental accommodation for low-income earners, or reducing stamp duty.

RBA takes aim at property tax breaks

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2003
... dismissed a shortage of houses or land as the reason house prices had more than doubled over the past 10 years. It said stamp duty and other taxes had not played a major role in pushing up prices - contradicting government claims about high state taxes ...

PM Howard says states should reduce stamp duty

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2003
Prime Minister John Howard today said the states should look at different ways of reducing stamp duty, saying the states had made an "absolute bonanza" out of stamp duty. "My whole argument on this is that, back in 2001... I wrote to every state premier ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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