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Advisers aim for independents over FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... Advice (FOFA) reforms were given a crash course in political lobbying today by Shadow Minister for Financial Services Senator Mathias Cormann, who told them to target the independents. Speaking at a packed Sydney breakfast organised by the Association ...

Tougher controls for SMSF collectibles

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... made for retirement income purposes and not for trustees' personal enjoyment." Opposition superannuation spokesperson Senator Mathias Cormann said, "there was a perception that there was some abuse of the provisions [regarding investing in collectibles] ...

Govt claims MRRT as super victory

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... cleared another milestone to implement the MRRT and therefore increase the super guarantee," he said in an email. But Senator Mathias Cormann, Shadow Assistant Treasurer, said the increase in compulsory super would be paid for by workers and business ...

Future Fund chair back for a year, two new board members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... someone else. Wayne Swan's office did not comment other than to refer to the press release. Shadow Assistant Treasurer Senator Mathias Cormann weighed in saying the Government decision was the worst of both worlds. "It's indecisive. The Future Fund is ...

Super on table for October tax review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... concessions for the 3.5 million lower-income earners who get little or no concession on their compulsory super," he said. But Senator Mathias Cormann, Shadow Assistant Treasurer, told Financial Standard he did not believe the Government would implement ...

Super cap breach stings 65,000

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... $25,000 but instead announced plans this week to leave it unchanged for those with less than $500,000 saved for retirement. Senator Cormann today said people were accidentally being caught out by Labor's "unexpected" super change. "Australians inadvertently ...

Opposition slams opt-in policy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Senator Mathias Cormann has described the government's proposed opt-in policy as 'fundamentally flawed'. Speaking to delegates on the final day of the SPAA conference in Brisbane, Cormann said that the opposition does not ...

Cormann blasts ALP over default super

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The Shadow Minister for Superannuation, Senator Mathias Cormann, has criticised the ALP for failing to support moves to improve competition into the default superannuation fund market. The ALP voted against a coalition motion in the Senate yesterday ...

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
... for the Government to comment further at this stage," a 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 ...