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Coalition still unconvinced on 12 pc SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
Coalition superannuation spokesperson and shadow assistant treasurer Senator Mathias Cormann has given the strongest signal yet that the opposition is unlikely to support lifting SG to 12 per cent. Senator Cormann said Bill Shorten, the Assistant Treasurer ...

Political heat rising on ASX takeover

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... spokesperson from Treasurer Wayne Swan's office said. Meanwhile, Senator Mathias Cormann, Shadow Assistant Treasurer and the coalition's spokesperson on financial services told Financial Standard that the deal requires careful consideration. "In principle ...

Industry could face another inquiry

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... prepare for the next crisis and the need for more competition. A new inquiry would be a key way to raise the issues the Coalition has on its agenda, some of which include banks raising interest rates above the RBA's and profits - topics Hockey raised ...

APESB extends consultation

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... deciding that more time was needed to allow for submissions. Recently formed alliance Accountant Financial Advisers Coalition (AFAC) has not yet made a submission despite being encouraged by the APESB board, while Andrew Gale, chief executive of Count ...

Super back in the spotlight

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... raise the Superannuation Guarantee from 9 per cent to 12 per cent in the upcoming parliament, a policy opposed by the Coalition. But the Prime Minister indicated last week that the Government might not be able to maintain all of its policy commitments ...

Infra bonds get conditional industry support

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
The Coalition's plan to issue infrastructure bonds that could raise $20 billion for infrastructure projects has been cautiously endorsed by Australia's largest fixed income managers. Under the plan, bonds issued to fund projects approved by Infrastructure ...

Election campaign ignores seniors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... are still tied up [in funds they can't redeem] and recovery from the global financial crisis is slow. Apart from the Coalition's promise to raise the income limits on the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, there's been no talk of this or how we protect ...

No super profits tax for banks: Coalition

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
The Australia Institute's call to introduce a super profits tax on banks has been dismissed by the Coalition, which cites such a tax will only burden customers and investors. The Institute's executive director, Richard Denniss, in an ABC interview recently ...

Fin centre plans hang in the balance: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... financial centre, especially by the FSC, the Opposition has announced that, if elected, it would scrap the proposal. "The Coalition has described funding for the centre as 'foreign aid'. When the Coalition boasts of its budget savings, this is where ...

The trillion dollar election question

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... the reform is placing MySuper (a low cost, no frills investment product) as the default option of funds. Meanwhile the Coalition said it would abolish the superannuation guarantee age limit and shadow treasurer Joe Hockey flagged he would oppose an increase ...