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Labor has a red letter day in Parliament: Senator Sherry

Superannuation portability, which the Government was attempting to pass through the Senate, has been disallowed in Parliament today. According to Senator Nick Sherry, the shadow minister for retirement incomes and savings, there had been a unanimous ...

Senate rejects super portability regulations

The superannuation portability regulations, designed to allow all fund members to consolidate accounts, were today rejected by the Senate. The Australian Democrats and Greens supported a Labor motion disallowing the regulations. Labor has argued for ...

Democrats round on government portability regulations

Although striking a deal to introduce limited co-contributions and reduce the superannuation surcharge, and thus emerging as a key player in the retirement savings policy debate, the Australian Democrats have again attacked the government's superannuation ...

Senate Super Committee calls for rewrite of government portability regulations

Senator Nick Sherry, the shadow minister for retirement incomes and savings, has said that the Senate Super Committee has unanimously requested the Government rewrite its so-called portability regulations. "The portability regulations claim to allow ...

Senator Coonan reaffirms government's commitment to retirement savings

Senator Helen Coonan, the minister for revenue and assistant treasurer, has said that the superannuation surcharge reduction and co-contribution measures are aimed at removing the disincentive facing those able to save for their retirement and boosting ...

Federal Government to stay out of Telstra share buyback

The Federal Government will not participate in Telstra's $1 billion share buyback, Finance Minister Nick Minchin said today. Senator Minchin said the Government's 50.1 per cent stake in the telecommunications giant meant participation in the buyback ...

ASFA comments on IFSA policy statement

IFSA's policy statement that identifies a Retirement Savings Gap, demonstrates the consensus emerging on the inadequacy of Australia's retirement income policy and the key steps needed to address it, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds ...

Inaugural Inspector General of Taxation appointed for five-year term

Sydney tax consultant, David Vos AM, was today appointed the inaugural Inspector-General of Taxation. The primary role Mr Vos - appointed for a five-year term - will be to provide a new source of independent advice to Government on problems in the administration ...

ASFA describes Coonan's actions as "high-handed"

The Government' s tabling and proceeding with regulations on superannuation portability are not only astonishing and pre-emptive of due process, but also an "own goal," according to Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Last night ...

ASFA welcomes Senate committee superannuation report

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) - Australia's peak superannuation industry body - has welcomed the general focus of the Senate Select Committee's report on planning for retirement. ASFA said its recommendations for a move ...