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...

Financial planning

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

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...

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...

Financial planning

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

Financial planning

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

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....

Financial planning

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

Superannuation

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

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...

Financial planning

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

Superannuation

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

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...

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 ...

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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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 4 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

6 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks 2 days ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

4 weeks ago

The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

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