Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 921 - 930 of 935 results for "Incentive"

Senator Coonan reaffirms government's commitment to retirement savings

... encourage those who can afford to save for their retirement to do so," said the senator. "This is a significantly greater incentive and will be a direct injection into the retirement savings of people earning up to $40,000." Both measures will apply ...

Macquarie & E&Y launch charity establishment framework

... an ongoing basis," Mr Friend said. "The removal of these requirements gives wealthy families and businesses an added incentive to set up their own philanthropic foundations, with 100% tax deductibility of donations to the Private Foundation, including ...

David Morgan reappointed Westpac CEO

Westpac Banking Corporation's Board today announced the reappointment of David Morgan as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer until 31 December 2007. Dr Morgan's current contract is due to expire in February 2004. The terms of the new contract ...

FPA calls for full disclosure on Risk Products

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has rejected a parliamentary committee's recommendations to permit non-disclosure of commissions on risk products. The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services in a majority report ...

Opposition launches biting criticism of Government's super policies

The shadow minister for retirement incomes, savings and consumer affairs - Senator Nick Sherry, has said that the gazetted regulations which allow so-called portability in superannuation are phoney and unsafe. In an announcement made today he said that ...

Superannuation bill rejected by Labor

Government plans to reduce the superannuation surcharge from 15 per cent to 10.5% and introduce an exclusive tax cut for high income earners were rejected last night as Labor opposed a superannuation bill in the Senate. "This is a blatantly unfair tax ...

Moody's downgrades Royal & Sun Alliance LMI

... as R&SALMI is a non-strategic, run-off business of Promina, Moody's does not believe that Promina has much long-run incentive to maintain other than the minimum capital level at R&SALMI. Furthermore, the rating agency believes that while the management ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Towers Perrin blasts Government decision to "ignore" super

... the triple superannuation taxation system (not counting surcharge), which has long been criticised for reducing the incentive for, and the hence the adequacy of, retirement savings. Without increased incentives to save, many Australians face the prospect ...