FEDERAL OPPOSITION

Financial planning

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

Policy & Regulation

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

Accounting

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

Financial planning

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

Financial planning

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

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....

Superannuation

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

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...

Accounting

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

Financial planning

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

Policy & Regulation

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

Superannuation

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

Superannuation

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

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

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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