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Budget tightening to hit IMR

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... impact the timing of the Investment Manager Regime. That was the inference made by Treasury official Rob Heferen at the Senate Standing Committee on Economics yesterday. When asked about recommendations made in the Johnson Report into Australia as a ...

ASFA, FSC applaud passing of SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... employers, nor would it reduce the take-home pay of workers, ASFA added. The mining package was passed by 38 votes to 32 in the Senate last night. The government said it was confident the bill would survive any possible legal challenge, with reports ...

FSC urges Senate to vote for SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... passed through the lower house near the end of last year as part of the package on mining tax, and is expected through the Senate at some stage today. If it gets the green light, the rise will come in on a staggered basis, with initial increments of ...

Senate committee gives FOFA green light

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has released its report on the future of financial advice bill recommending passage subject to nine recommendations. The report was tabled in Parliament yesterday, with the House of Representatives debate due ...

Xenophon targets super funds for greater transparency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... legislation is expected within the next month, with consultation to be sought prior to introducing the legislation to the Senate.

Thrilla in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... prolongs extended unemployment benefits, and prevents a cut in pay for doctors who treat Medicare patients. The House and Senate passed the bill last week." Nothing of much note has changed outside of Australia over the past 24 hours. But here, "The ...

Superannuation needs more regulatory resilience: ASIC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... Australian regulator in light of a shift to overseeing systemic risk following the GFC, Medcraft referenced his comments to a Senate Committee last week in response to questions raised on resourcing and appropriated funds. "It's a matter for the government ...

No time for FOFA impact statement: OBPR

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... prevented an adequate regulatory impact statement being prepared on six elements of the FOFA legislation. Speaking before a Senate Estimates committee, Jason McNamara, executive director of the OBPR said for some elements of the government's announcement ...

FOFA debate due after PJC report: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... Industry bodies had until December to submit their views on the legislation, and appeared before the PJC last month. The Senate Economics Committee is also due to report on the bill on March 14.

Super tax concessions in spotlight

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... Australians," she said, adding that the review, set for a one-year period was too long and should be completed before the Senate debates the mining tax package this year. Industry representatives on the roundtable include Financial Services Council Chief ...