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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... about half of their value since the beginning of the resource super profits tax debate. "People are trusting BHP more than Mr Rudd on what this tax is going to do to Australia," he said. "There are lots of business leaders coming out and saying the tax ...

Great disappointment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... brought this onto themselves. How would you feel if you expected a night out with Jennifer Hawkins and got one with Kevin Rudd instead? Ok, bad joke... only because some may actually, really, truly prefer a night out with KRudd... at Hooters. The US ...

Budget underwhelms planning groups

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... super guarantee payments, but most don't expect the Federal Budget's announcements will heavily impact client strategies. The Rudd Government's Federal Budget announced last night included a tax discount to 50 per cent on up to $1,000 of interest earned ...

New mining tax is miners' own idea

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... the joint venture arrangement." The MCA being the architect of the 'super profits tax' does not excuse Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's initial difficulty in explaining how the tax restructure would work, but it does highlight that the current political frenzy ...

PM repeats calls to make Australia a fin services hub

At an industry forum yesterday, the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd talks about the next wave of superannuation reforms and the critical role the financial services sector play in the national economy. He said the reforms are the most significant set of reforms ...

Sell in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... for these countries. Economic growth suffers, the equity market suffers, commodity markets suffer (oops there goes Kevin Rudd's 40 per cent Resources Super Profits Tax), then contagion... then everybody suffers. GFC mark II is born. It's so easy to extrapolate ...

SG jump twice as bad as mining tax slug

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... miners and employers - is not so positive. Employer groups are also angry that the SG increase violates a promise made by the Rudd Government in 2007. The problem, explains the ACCI, is that because so many employees are disengaged from their super ...

Govt unveils more super reforms

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
The Rudd Government hopes to boost national retirement savings by raising the superannuation guarantee from 9 to 12 per cent - a move that drew a mixed response from the industry. The Government announced it would raise SG to 12 per cent from 2013 ...

Simple tax is too taxing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... review. Like reading fiction, it gives you a happy feeling but it isn't real...or not yet. According to the dailies, the Rudd Government snubbed Henry's KISS. It is adopting only four of the 138 recommendations: the 40 per cent Resource Profits Tax ...

MySuper proposal ignites storm

ALEX DUNNIN AND RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... response to the Ripoll advice practices review and the increasingly controversial Henry taxation review. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's difficulties in negotiating his hospital reform package, following his failure to implement the CPRS in 2009, suggest ...

Editor's Choice

Former chief financial officer at Rest returns in new role

VINNY VUCAGO  |   11:16AM
Rest is welcoming back it's former chief financial officer as its inaugural chief commercial officer.

Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:36PM
Macquarie Group has provided its first quarter update at its AGM, with outgoing chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake describing trading conditions as "satisfactory".

GDG delivers 36% jump in FUM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:36PM
Generation Development Group has reported strong growth to the year ending June 30.

Aussie Olympian's brother sentenced over crypto scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:30PM
The brother of Australian breakdancing Olympian 'Raygun' has been sentenced 12 months' imprisonment for his role in a global cryptocurrency scam.

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