SENATOR MATHIAS CORMANN

Financial planning

The Federal Government needs to start treating the Industry Super Network (ISN) and other elements of Industry Fund Services as what they really are - elements of a verti...

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Financial planning

Industry united in sending a single message to the Government on financial services – end the uncertainty....

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Financial planning

Both the Financial Services Council and the Federal Opposition have sent the Government a clear message that they will not accept any delay in referring the status of def...

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Superannuation

The financial planning industry organisation has welcomed a signal from the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, that the Federal Govern...

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Financial planning

ASIC confirms 59 redundancies in the past 12 months despite the looming requirements of FOFA....

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Financial planning

The Federal Opposition has claimed that a higher super guarantee would erode take-home pay....

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Financial planning

The Federal Opposition has claimed that the super clearing house is costing $177 per transaction due to lack of interest by small business....

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Financial planning

Controversy surrounding a key industry fund combined with concern around modern awards may generate a Senate inquiry....

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Superannuation

Questions have been asked about why former union officials dominate the make-up of the trustee board overseeing Commonwealth superannuation funds....

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Editorial

The Opposition spokesman on Financial Services, Senator Mathias Cormann, unquestionably hit a strong note with financial planners when he late last month told an Associat...

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Financial planning

The Government has been accused of breaching its own guidelines in appointing the new ASIC and the ACCC chairmen....

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Superannuation

The Federal Opposition has signalled it will force super fund trustees to conduct member ballots on mergers....

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Opposition will be well placed to block the Government's proposed Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms passing through the Parliament next year, accordin...

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Superannuation

The Labor Government has come under fire for once again failing to acknowledge its own pre-election policy to bring greater transparency and competition into the default ...

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Financial planning

Australians who have previously breached their super contributions caps should have the opportunity to correct their mistakes without incurring heavy penalties, the Oppos...

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