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Sinodinos aims at "fixing the messes" inherited from Labor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... Minister Tony Abbott, who made clear that there will be "no adverse changes to superannuation under an incoming Coalition government."

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... shutdown that will close services deemed non-essential. A political crisis is also engulfing Italy's fragile coalition government, while the latest industrial production numbers from Japan proved weaker than expected. The release of Chinese manufacturing ...

Abbott sticks to his promise on SMSF regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... property exposure. "What we said was that there would be no adverse changes to superannuation under an incoming Coalition government. That is a commitment that we stand by," Abbott told reporters yesterday. But he admitted that although the sector doesn't ...

FSC anticipates different role for Senator Cormann

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... government to take a more holistic approach." He added that the key outstanding issues the newly elected Coalition government would want to deal with include the rules surrounding portfolio holdings disclosure, where a case for a self-regulatory regime ...

Abbott to announce levy details next week

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... coalition's paid parental leave levy. But Abbott says most will still be better off. Abbott has confirmed a coalition government will cut the company tax rate from 30 per cent to 28.5 per cent from July 1, 2015. He says he could not say how many jobs ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... Europe too. Portugal's president ruled against snap elections and declared that Prime Minister Pedro Coelho's coalition government will rule until the expiry of its term in 2015. He's removed political uncertainty at least for the next two years. Portugal's ...

Coalition signals super policy changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... public policy if necessary - that all aspects of the market are subject to competitive forces. Fletcher said a coalition government would introduce the recommendations of the Cooper Review regarding trustee disclosure and conflicts of interest but, significantly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... to 3,823.83. In Portugal, traders also welcomed a last-minute political deal to avert the collapse of the coalition government. The euro rose to $US1.2864 from $US1.2832 late in New York on Friday, when it had also briefly dived to $US1.2806, the lowest ...

Super industry leaders weigh up Rudd's new cabinet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... time of writing. Neither Mathias Cormann's or Tony Abbott's office responded to inquiries as to whether a Coalition government would return the financial services and superannuation portfolio to cabinet.

Coalition super plan to harm retirees, low income earners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Last night Opposition Leader Tony Abbott announced in his budget reply speech that a Coalition government would delay the SG increase by two years. AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said delaying the lifting of the compulsory ...