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Government moves to dampen super tax cut heat

Minister for Finance and Administration, Senator Nick Minchin, has issued a statement seeking to redress remarks he made in a speech on Sunday that were widely reported as a push for government to cut the super contributions tax. Minchin, who made the ...

Senior Tax Offset makes super less attractive for older investors

The introduction of the Senior Tax Offset may make super less attractive for investors at retirement or pension age, which may be a deterrent for people being pushed to fast-track their super savings. Personal investments commentator Darryl Dixon told ...

Minchin weighs in on super tax cut debate

Senator Nick Minchin has joined industry body, ASFA, in pushing the government to cut the 15 per cent tax on super contributions in a move they claim could add an extra $30 per week to retirement savings. Addressing the Young Liberal Movement federal ...

Small cut in super taxes now will significantly cut future tax burden: ASFA

Abolishing the 15 per cent super contributions tax would add thousand of dollars to consumers' retirement benefits, while any tax revenue falls would be offset by the extra inflows adding to the earnings tax base. In fact, the benefit to the economy ...

Use budget surplus to cut super tax: TasPlan

Tasmanian super fund heavyweight TasPlan says the expected huge federal budget surplus should be used to cut unpopular super taxes. Neil Cassidy, TasPlan General Manager, said he believes that even reducing the 15 per cent contributions tax would make ...

Full steam ahead for reverse mortgages

... three adds to a healthy list of providers that include St. George, Bluestone Equity Release, OFM, Australian Seniors Finance (ASF) and Vision Equity Release. Kieren Dell, executive director of the Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders ...

Coin ranked number one - again

Coin Software Pty Ltd has been awarded top ranking for the second consecutive year in Investment Trends' 2005 Competitive Analysis Report for Planning Software. The ranking comes after Investment Trends reviewed financial planning applications available ...

Former ASFA chair back in the spotlight

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has announced a new chair at their annual conference last week. Rosemary Vilgan will replace outgoing chair Lorraine Berends, who is the principal of Marvin & Palmer Associates. Vilgan is the ...

Consumers getting the message on super: ANOP

ANOP research says consumer's know more about choice, but are choosing to stay put, while a desire for super saving and government co-contribution will drive a push to change the system. The research, completed last month, revealed that overall consciousness ...

Asset consultants and super fund CIOs in harmony

At the ASFA conference this week, David St John, CIO of Unisuper and David McMahon, head of consulting at Intech shared the stage and the same view that asset consultants and super fund CIOs can work together "in harmony". St John talked about a range ...