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Bowen and Cormann at odds over adviser enshrinement

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... make all the other changes to FoFA that we've already announced," Cormann added. Less than two weeks before the federal election, Cormann said that if the Coalition wins on September 7 it will start talks with the Financial Planning Association (FPA) ...

Too much super diverted to pay personal debt: CPA report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... actual retirement income streams, warns CPA Australia in a major new report released to coincide with the 2013 federal election. Alex Malley, CPA Australia chief executive, said without policy change there is a real possibility the superannuation expectations ...

Countplus blames profit loss on political uncertainty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... directors saying that the earnings were impacted by falling business confidence, in part due to the upcoming federal election. The group's profit is $11.08 million and $10.92 million are attributable to Countplus shareholders. The firm saw a 3% increase ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... economic data out of China. However, overall, investors appeared to be mostly in a wait-and-see mode as Australia's federal election campaign continued. In the resources sector at 1024 AEST, BHP Billiton was up nine cents at $36.90, Rio Tinto had added ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... economic data out of China. However, overall, investors appeared to be mostly in a wait-and-see mode as Australia's federal election campaign continued. In the resources sector at 1024 AEST, BHP Billiton was up nine cents at $36.90, Rio Tinto had added ...

Election result to shape the industry: FPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
The result of the federal election is critical and will shape the financial services industry for future, Financial Planning Association (FPA) manager of Policy and Conduct Dante De Gori said. The FPA views the September 7 election as a challenge and ...

Industry asks for stronger consultation after elections

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The financial services industry welcomed September 7 as the date for the federal elections, and has asked for stronger and more transparent consultation process once the result no matter what the result is. The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... events for the market during the week. Mr Daghlian said Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's announcement on Sunday that a federal election would be held on September 7 was unlikely to influence the market. "I don't think you're going to see a huge amount of ...

Labor promises five-year freeze on super tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... has announced. Bowen said this promise, which will be enshrined in legislation should Labor win the imminent federal election, will remove superannuation from the political cycle, a move he said was vital as the Australian population ages. "The five-year ...

Coalition signals super policy changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The coalition has signalled that if it wins the 2013 federal election it will institute major reforms regarding how super funds appoint trustees while expecting funds to speed up how they pass on scale fee benefits. Paul Fletcher the federal member ...