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Government cracks down on salary sacrifice loophole

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... system, we must ensure employers are paying workers their full entitlements, whether they are wages or superannuation," Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said. The government established the Working Group - comprising senior representatives ...

Government closes super loophole

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... tax exempt status of income from assets supporting transition to retirement income streams will be removed." But Shadow Minister for Small Business and Financial Services Katy Gallagher criticised the government's policy saying that Labor is increasingly ...

SuperConcepts expands in Adelaide

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... Australian Premier Jay Weatherill said the move by SuperConcepts demonstrates confidence in the state's future, while Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith added that he is also pleased to offer the grant. "South Australia provides ...

AFA executive joins standards board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... AFA has announced details of its 2017 annual conference to be held on the Gold Coast in October. Speakers will include Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer, Nelson Mandela's former secretary Zelda La Grange, and Corgenius chief executive ...

Actor linked to Malaysian pension fund scandal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... billion in assets misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund in a scandal with ties to the Malaysian prime minister's stepson and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio, among other notable figures. The DoJ issued a statement on June 15 explaining it ...

ASIC enters new era as industry funding model passes

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... Bill 2017, which will enable the regulator to recoup costs from the industries it supervises, has been passed into law. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the passing of the bill reflects the Government's "plan to improve ...

Super tax reforms take effect

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... CGT relief and transition to retirement income streams have passed through Parliament. Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer said the amendments under the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 2) Bill will "improve the fairness ...

Banks narrowly avoid parliamentary inquiry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... Xenophon Team, and Senators Lambie, Hinch and Williams, was later defeated in the House of Representatives after Foreign Minister Julie Bishop missed the vote and Nationals MP George Christensen chose to vote with the Liberal Party - tying the vote 70-70. ...

May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
What UK Prime Minister Theresa May expected as a landslide win at the snap 8 June general elections turned out to be a slide at the polls for the Conservatives instead. The British prime minister intended to secure her Brexit mandate when she announced ...

Super funds and CEFC join investment forces

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... invest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology which can reduce emissions by up to 90%. Environment and Energy Minister Josh Freedenberg said loosening the regulation will make room for investments in low emissions projects in wind, solar and ...