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Super industry leaders weigh up Rudd's new cabinet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
Following the announcement of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's new cabinet yesterday, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann claimed Rudd was "downgrading" the superannuation portfolio. However, Pauline Vamos, chief executive ...

New Treasurer Bowen takes control of financial services and super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... citizenship until March of this year, when he went to the backbenches after publicly supporting Kevin Rudd in a leadership spill. Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann criticised Rudd for 'downgrading' the portfolio ...

Coalition pledges support for super laws amendments bill

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... MySuper Reforms," Minister for Superannuation Bill Shorten said in Parliament yesterday. Speaking on behalf of the Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Tax Reform Tony Smith said the Coalition would support the bill. "Without allowing ...

Government agrees to 12-month TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... highest professional standards," assistant treasurer David Bradbury said. The coalition will support the legislation and shadow minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann said that his party will deal with the remaining issues ...

Government extends TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... allows for appropriate consultation and sufficient time for implementation," AFA chief operating officer Phil Anderson said. Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann accused the government of not taking into account the demands of the financial services ...

Coalition vow to leave SMSFs alone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann has confirmed that the Coalition would aim to leave self-managed super fund (SMSF) legislation alone if they won the next election. Addressing an audience of SMSF advisers, accountants and auditors at the CPA's ...

Super council won't prevent Labor tax raids

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has slammed the government's new superannuation proposals saying the new Council of Superannuation Custodians would not bring an end to future tinkering. Details about the independent body are yet to be disclosed, but Treasurer ...

Don't meddle with super industry bodies warn Govt

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... voice yesterday against changes to superannuation. In a financial services round table hosted by the Coalition's shadow Treasurer, Joe Hockey, AFA president Michael Nowak encouraged the government to "maintain focus on the goal of helping Australians ...

Stop using super as political pawn: Narev

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... spokesman Joe Hockey was forced to clarify that the coalition would not rescind the reforms if they win the election. Today shadow assistant treasurer Mathias Cormann entered the fracas by suggesting prime minister Julia Gillard "should stop treating ...

Suggestions we don't support 12% CSG lies: Hockey

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... contributions were raised. Hockey said: "We'd scrap it, yeah. That's a revelation, is it?" The comment comes after the shadow Treasurer said on Friday that the expenditure next to the MRRT "would go" even though the increase in superannuation is partly ...