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SG Bill enters parliament with strong support

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... abolishment of the age limit. In 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 ...

Govt infra paper opens investment doors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... Government bond rate and also exempt tax losses from the continuity of ownership test and the same business test. Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Anthony Albanese, said the move will especially benefit ...

Industry funds not our focus: Cormann

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... gathered to hear from the Opposition on the introduction of reforms in the advice industry. Senator and shadow assistant treasurer, Mathias Cormann, received a warm reception when he addressed delegates yesterday at the Association of Financial Advisers ...

Asia Pacific $23.5bn local investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... 2.26%, the US held 2.21% and the rest 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.

Tax forum tackles wealth management issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... tax-free threshold to $21,000 would 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 ...

Government confirms ban on commissions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... FOFA process, the unveiling of the second tranche was relatively low key, perhaps due to it coinciding with Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten's annual leave. Nonetheless, the Government has fulfilled its promise to crack down on conflicted remunerations ...

Boost for corporate sector as Stronger Super details emerge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... would consult further on a mechanism to allow this period to be extended in certain, limited circumstances. Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten said that a thirty-year-old worker on full time average wages could expect $40,000 more in retirement once the ...

Future Fund not for sale: Wong

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... billion in 2012/13 - the same year the government was forecasting a $3.5 billion surplus. This morning Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann said a "secret plan" had been revealed during a Senate Estimates hearing when questioning Finance Department ...

PM Gillard: super to support economic stability

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... products they simply don't require." The 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 ...

FOFA: Opt-in obligations, ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... 'financial planner' outlined in the first tranche of draft legislation of the Future of Financial Advice today. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, announced the draft reforms, now open for public ...