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Advisers welcome super changes but need stability

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... the $500,000 non-concessional cap but argue changes to the system need to stop. Announced yesterday, Treasurer Scott Morrison said the government will replace the proposed $500,000 cap with a new measure to reduce the existing annual non-concessional ...

$500,000 non-concessional cap scratched

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... on superannuation to drop the $500,000 lifetime non-concessional cap and alter several other policies. Treasurer Scott Morrison announced the changes this morning and said the government will replace the $500,000 proposal with a new measure to reduce ...

Government releases draft super reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... proposed superannuation reforms. Describing the reforms as "fairer, more flexible and more sustainable," Treasurer Scott Morrison argued that "the majority of Australians" will either be "better off or unaffected." The first tranche of legislation enshrines ...

Parliament goes to war on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... people aged 65 to 74, and allowing tax deductions for personal superannuation contributions. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison rejected Labor's policy and said "their changes are more suited to the economy of the 1970's than a 21st Century economy where ...

Treasurer flags super cap exemptions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison has flagged that lottery wins and inheritances are unlikely to be included as exemptions around the $500,000 cap on post-tax superannuation contributions. Speaking with Sky News yesterday, Morrison said although inheritances ...

ABA denies precedent for matching RBA cash rates

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... clearly to the Australian people and their customers why they have not done so." Subsequently, Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison proposed an annual meeting with the big four banks at a House of Representatives standing committee on economics where ...

Brexit won't impact Australia greatly: Treasurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... Prudential Regulation Authority, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and Treasury. Treasurer Scott Morrison said the report showed Brexit's effect on the Australian economy, and on the financial sector, is expected to be small. "This ...

Treasurer ignored credit warnings: Bowen

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said Treasurer Scott Morrison ignored his warnings that Australia was in danger of losing its AAA credit rating. At the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Bowen said that the Coalition has repeatedly ignored warnings ...

Medcraft steps down from global leadership position

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... Budget that the regulator would be given a $127 million funding package - to ensure that it remains, in Treasurer Scott Morrison's words, "the tough cop on the beat."

RBA appoints next governor

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... continuing the important work that the Bank's Boards and staff undertake for the people of Australia." Treasurer Scott Morrison added: "I congratulate Dr Lowe on his appointment and also thank Mr Glenn Stevens for his valuable leadership of the RBA over ...