FEDERAL BUDGET

Financial planning

The Federal Budget has won little applause and much criticism from the financial services industry....

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Superannuation

The Government has deferred the start date of the higher concessional contributions cap by two years from the originally intended start date of July 1, to July 1, 2014....

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Financial planning

The Government’s meddling with superannuation has earned the ire of a broad cross section of the financial services industry....

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Superannuation

Towers Watson warns the Government on a Budget which injects more complexity into superannuation....

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Superannuation

The Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, is set to release the details of the superannuation changes foreshadowed for inclusion in the Federal Budget....

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Superannuation

Institute of Chartered Accountants reinforces concern on accountants' exemption issue....

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Editorial

If, as is being widely speculated, the Federal Government uses the Federal Budget to once again alter the tax setting around Australia’s superannuation system, the ALP wi...

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Financial planning

The Government should take a long-term economic view in its efforts to return the budget to surplus amid major issues concerning market forces, household debt and uncerta...

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Superannuation

The Federal Government has been accused of taking a "backward and capricious step" by altering the tax settings on superannuation in the forthcoming Federal Budget....

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Superannuation

The Government's intended Budget changes to superannuation are just a reincarnation of the super surcharge, according to the Small Independent Superannuation Funds Associ...

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Superannuation

With the Government virtually certain to change superannuation tax arrangements in the Budget, the industry and the Opposition are continuing their warnings....

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Superannuation

Cavendish has sought to explain the consequences of the Government's expected Federal Budget move to increase the superannuation contributions tax on wealthier Australian...

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Superannuation

Accountants warn of Federal Budget superannuation move impacting on retirement incomes' self-sufficiency....

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Superannuation

Government warned that the costs of tinkering with superannuation could far outweigh the benefits....

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Superannuation

The Government has no reasons based on equity to alter the taxation arrangements applying to superannuation, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Austr...

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