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Tax concessions focus of Super roundtable

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... claiming implementation would be overly cumbersome. Minister Shorten however, said the plan would proceed. "As a Labor Government, we fundamentally believe that superannuation should be taxed concessionally because it is compulsory." "We also believe ...

IFM hits back at claims it plays politics with super fund money

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... hit back at press reports about his organisation's plan to run clean energy advertisements to coincide with the Labor Government's carbon tax campaign, calling the coverage "inaccurate". Brett Himbury, chief executive of Industry Funds Management (IFM) ...

Govt to refund super tax for 3.5 million

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... System (AFTS) Report that said superannuation tax concessions should be distributed more equitably. "The Gillard Labor Government firmly believes that Australian workers, whatever their income, deserve just rewards and financial security in retirement," ...

Record NSW election loss could slow federal reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... government to pull more of its punches on major changes to the financial sector. The weekend rout saw the 16 year NSW Labor government thrown out in the biggest electoral swing since World War Two, a swing even surpassing 14.6 swing against the Victorian ...

MySuper gets Government tick

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to operate the MySuper fund. "The MySuper reforms are part of the Gillard Labor Government's plan for a stronger economy and are the next phase of Labor's reforms to our national superannuation system," noted ...

Coalition details stance on commissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST), which represents not for profit super funds, fears many of the reforms flagged by the Labor government will not be implemented if the Coalition wins. "Going backwards scares me. If we don't get these reforms through now ...

Costello's Future Fund career over before it started

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
Short-lived speculation that former Liberal Party Treasurer Peter Costello was about to be appointed by the Labor government to a leading position in running the Future Fund shows the fund is still poorly understood, three years after its launch. Rumours ...

Parlie inquiry into sales commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... reinforces speculation that major reforms in wealth management is likely to become a significant aspect of the Rudd Labor government's re-election platform, especially following the GFC, Prime Minister Rudd's repeated speeches about what he believes ...

Small businesses to get two-year SG relief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... corporate law. Pearce said the Coalition could not clarify what the cost of the proposal would be because the Labor government would not discuss the plan or provide any figures. "We've asked the government to talk to us about this idea but unfortunately ...

Local super funds welcome Obama admin move

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... on how regulatory changes to the US financial services industry would affect the local industry but said the Labor government would support the US government's plans. "As part of that global process, we welcome any moves that would potentially enhance ...