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Opposition challenges Labor to review Trio fraud

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann has called on new Treasurer Chris Bowen to review the Gillard government's response to the Trio Capital scandal. Described as the "largest superannuation fraud in Australian history" ...

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
... directly under the control of Treasury. Bowen will bring relevant experience to the role, having been minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law during the government's first term. In addition, Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury ...

Shorten loses superannuation portfolio

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
Bill Shorten has retained his workplace relations portfolio but is no longer Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, following Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's announcement of his new cabinet. He has been given responsibility for school education ...

Government agrees to 12-month TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... 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 if it wins the Federal election ...

Coalition opposes TASA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... regulatory regime which hasn't even been legislated yet with less than two weeks notice," shadow minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann said. Cormann matched the industry's demands and asked for the Government to extend the ...

FIRST Super questions fairness of Coalition's super board quota policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... independent directors, but there's not necessarily a quota," Watson said. This week the Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann reaffirmed the Coalition's policy to legislate that independent advisers must comprise one ...

Government to update More Super calculator

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... earnings and super balance. The joint announcement of the update came from Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten, and will draw attention to one of the government's key policies in the lead up to the ...

Adviser "enshrinement" bill passes through lower house

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... government to restrict the term "financial planner" under law for the protection of consumers. The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten released legislation for enshrinement in November 2012 and in March this year, government ...

Enshrinement of "financial planner" closer to becoming law

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... government to restrict the term "financial planner" under law for the protection of consumers. The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten released legislation for enshrinement in November 2012 and in March this year, government ...