FEDERAL OPPOSITION

Financial planning

The Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann, says the Government has downgraded the Financial Services and Superannuation portfolio....

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Opposition has confirmed it will back any move by new Treasurer, Chris Bowen, to delay the implementation of FOFA....

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Accounting

Accountants accept TASA outcome, saying it is the ultimate outcome rather than the journey that matters. ...

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Financial planning

The FPA has been foremost in welcoming the Coalition’s breakthrough on the TASA legislation delivering planners a further 12 months’ exemption. ...

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Financial planning

Planners will get a further 12 months relief on TASA changes as part of Government concessions to Coalition on the legislation. ...

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Financial planning

The Federal Opposition will fight for changes to the TASA timetable in Parliament, but will revisit the issue post-election if the Parliamentary battle fails....

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Superannuation

The Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann, says a Coalition Government would review concessional caps, subject to Budget capability....

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Superannuation

The Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Mathias Cormann, has indicated the Federal Opposition would revisit concessional contribution cap limits should it win the upc...

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Accounting

First it was off, now it’s back on as the independents support the TASA bill going to the PJC....

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Financial planning

Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) associations are celebrating another win after the Federal Government quietly removed proposals to restrict related party transact...

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Policy & Regulation

Govt appears unmoved by industry efforts to extract a further extension of the TASA arrangements....

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Superannuation

The Opposition dismisses as “hysterical” the reaction to its decision to extend the phase-in over the SG rise....

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Superannuation

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has been criticised for flagging changing the timetable for a higher superannuation guarantee....

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The Opposition first won and then lost the passage of legislative amendments which would have forced independent directors onto industry fund boards....

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Superannuation

The Shadow Asssitant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann, digs in on opposition to Council of Super Custodians amid talk of APRA conflict. ...

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