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Government agrees to 12-month TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... said. The coalition will support the legislation and shadow minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann said that his party will deal with the remaining issues if it wins the Federal election, scheduled for September 14, 2013. ...

Coalition opposes TASA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... been legislated yet with less than two weeks notice," shadow minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann said. Cormann matched the industry's demands and asked for the Government to extend the exemption for financial advisers until ...

FIRST Super questions fairness of Coalition's super board quota policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... not necessarily a quota," Watson said. This week the Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann reaffirmed the Coalition's policy to legislate that independent advisers must comprise one third of industry superannuation ...

Government extends TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... sufficient time for implementation," AFA chief operating officer Phil Anderson said. Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann accused the government of not taking into account the demands of the financial services industry. "The government was grossly ...

Govt loses, then wins vote on super legislation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... regrouped to rule out the amendment. According to a statement from Opposition superannuation spokeperson, Senator Mathias Cormann, the Opposition won a vote for the amendment by a slender margin of 72 to 68 after four Labor MPs, including two Ministers ...

SPAA gives support to Council of Super Custodians

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST) in supporting the creation of the Charter Group. The Shadow Minister for Financial Services Mathias Cormann, however, condemned the move, saying there was no need for more government interference in the superannuation sector. ...

No need for more super bureaucracy: Cormann

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... need for more bureaucracy to protect Australian's superannuation savings, shadow minister for Financial Services Mathias Cormann has said in response to the government's announcement of a superannuation charter. Cormann was also critical of the creation ...

Opposition and VOFF criticise response to Trio report

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... and Richard St. John on the collapse of Trio Capital. Shadow minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann said the the government's reaction to the reports was "very disappointing." Cormann accused the Minister for Financial Services ...

Coalition vow to leave SMSFs alone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann has confirmed that the Coalition would aim to leave self-managed super fund (SMSF) legislation alone if they won the next election. Addressing an audience of SMSF advisers, accountants and auditors at the CPA's ...

Super council won't prevent Labor tax raids

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... Charter of Superannuation Adequacy and Sustainability. However, in a joint statement with Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann and Hockey dismissed the government's measures. "So, the Labor Party tinkers with superannuation then pretends to set ...