senator mathias cormann

Life/Risk

Coalition wants self-regulation on churn

The Federal Opposition says that so far as churn exists in the life/risk sector it should be subject to a self-regulatory approach....

Accounting

TASA bill back to committee

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

Financial planning

Cormann set to outline Coalition's super approach

The Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann, is keynote at an upcoming Super Review thought leadership breakfast....

Financial planning

Enshrinement passes House of Representatives

Only the Coalition in the Senate stands between the passage of the legislation enshrining ‘planner’/‘adviser’....

Editorial

When politics cloud perception

Mike Taylor writes that just four months out from an election, the political temperature is high and perceptions can skew reality....

Superannuation

We’ll still lift the SG, says Cormann

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

Govt, independents block super fund board amendments

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

Superannuation

APRA deputy chair warned on conflict

Federal Opposition warns APRA over involvement of serving senior members of its executive on Shorten super committee....

Superannuation

APRA involvement in Shorten committee could be conflicted

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

Superannuation

Shorten’s super group won’t survive an election

The Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann, says a Coalition Government won’t keep Shorten’s super charter group....

Superannuation

Shorten’s super charter group 'a waste of time’

Opposition ridicules Shorten’s efforts to establish a committee to advise on the establishment of a Council of Super Custodians. ...

Editorial

Growing on merit – not by compulsion

An important statistical snippet came to light during the hearings into legally enshrining the terms ‘financial planner/adviser’ – nearly 50 per cent of planners/advisers...

Superannuation

Coalition claims Govt may hit super again in Budget

Hockey and Cormann claim there are no guarantees the Government won’t make further changes to super in the May Budget....

Editorial

Enshrinement of 'financial planner' - an improvement but not a panacea

The Government’s introduction of the legislation necessary to enshrine the term ‘financial planner/adviser’ coincided with the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, r...