FEDERAL BUDGET

Financial planning

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

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....

Financial planning

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

Superannuation

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

Superannuation

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

Superannuation

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

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...

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...

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....

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...

Superannuation

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

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...

Superannuation

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

Superannuation

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

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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