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FOFA passes as industry backs professionalism

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... being rushed through Parliament just 10 days before its proposed start date," said Senator Mathias Cormann, Shadow Minister for Financial Services. "The important regulations that underpin the FOFA legislation have yet to be finalised." Regulations and ...

PJC blasts Trio follow-up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... improvements to able them to act more rapidly and decisively than they have acted in the past," Cormann said. The Shadow Minister for Financial Services also called on the government to appropriately resource ASIC to allow a proper investigation of the ...

Less tax appeal for high income earners in super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... understood those earning between $180,000 and $300,000 will continue to benefit from the current concession Shadow Minister for Superannuation, Mathias Cormann has called the move a "tax grab". "As of 1 July 2012, courtesy of previous Labor changes ...

Industry rejects changes to super tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... removing incentives for voluntary savings would undo decades of work to encourage self-funded retirement. Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Senator Mathias Cormann called the proposed changes a "tax grab," saying the move was ...

Politicians spar over future of superannuation guarantee

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... the Gillard Government's plans to lift the universal superannuation guarantee from 9% to 12%?" he asked. But Shadow Minister for Financial Services Senator Mathias Cormann said the Coalition's position had not changed. "The Coalition remains opposed ...

Former Liberal leader named Equiti Capital chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... International Monetary Fund and the UN. He also held roles as Shadow Finance Minister, Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Industry and Commerce. Hewson was a founding executive director of Macquarie Bank, a trustee of the IBM Superannuation Fund ...

ASIC jobs cut as responsibilities rise

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... cost of $3.15 million. ASIC has a total headcount of 1850 people. In a response to a question on notice from Shadow Minister for Financial Services Senator Mathias Cormann, Medcraft confirmed that 43 of those staff took voluntary redundancies while 16 ...

Coalition, small business reject super clearing house model

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... "Our position is that super payments remitted through the ATO save time... and red tape," said Bruce Billson, Shadow Minister for Small Business. Strong said the superannuation industry had been fighting the idea. "What do they have to hide?" he said. ...

Labor moves to justify super existence

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... increase beyond the current 9 percent limit would impact ' most heavily on low and middle income earners'," said Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Mathias Cormann. "Mr Shorten has again failed to explain why Dr Ken Henry, now ...

Planners risk trouble opposing FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... separation, where product providers are banned from employing financial planners, if the reforms fail to pass. Shadow Minister for Financial Services Senator Mathias Cormann said yesterday he would repeal two elements of FOFA widely unpopular among planners ...