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Super tax concessions in spotlight

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... concessions are the only way Australians will fully fund their own retirement. Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten announced the Superannuation Roundtable yesterday in response to ideas raised at the ...

Govt releases final issue of investment manager regime

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... will further enhance Australia as a financial services centre in the Asia Pacific region." Said Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten. "Tax havens need not apply." Backdated to July 1 2011, this third element has been the subject ...

FOFA will pass: Shorten, FPA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten and the FPA agree that the FOFA reforms will pass through parliament, with the Minister urging planners to embrace change as a necessary survival tool for the betterment of the industry. ...

SG Bill enters parliament with strong support

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... addition to increasing the Superannuation Guarantee charge from 9% to 12%, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, also asked that the SG age limit be abolished. "We are living longer than ever before. ...

ASFA gets behind phoenix reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... obligations of company directors and promote deterrence of fraudulent phoenix activity. According to Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, the legislation will empower the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to legally pursue ...

Asia Pacific $23.5bn local investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... of the world accounted for 0.36%. The report will be launched today by Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten at the Financial Services Outlook Conference.

FOFA reaches parliament with undisclosed feature

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... slammed the motion after a new feature was revealed without prior consultation with the industry. Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, yesterday introduced the Future of Financial Advice Bill (the FOFA Bill) with the addition ...

Tax forum tackles wealth management issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... free up over one million taxpayers from having to fill in a tax reform. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, also spoke at the forum about the unnecessary complexity of the tax system but also its ...

Uncertainty and consolidation just the beginning: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... expressed concern for independent advisers with doubts about the growth strategy of Bill Shorten, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, and manager of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. "We believe that less competition in the ...

PM Gillard: super to support economic stability

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... event, hosted by the Financial Services Council, was also attended by Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten, Minister for Finance Penny Wong, and Federal Member for Sydney, Tanya Plibersek.