SENATOR MATHIAS CORMANN
Superannuation
The Federal Opposition has questioned the motivations behind the Government's decision to fund an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) push to encourage...
Financial planning
The Government's legislative arrangements on default funds appear to not entirely reflect the preferred position of Productivity Commission....
Editorial
While the Opposition Spokesman on Financial Services, Senator Mathias Cormann, has signalled an intention to roll back elements of FOFA and Stronger Super, financial plan...
Editorial
Mike Taylor writes that the Productivity Commission’s final report on default funds under modern awards delivered a formula which is unlikely to survive a change of Gover...
Financial planning
The Federal Government has received a mixed response to the financial services and superannuation initiatives evolving out of its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MY...
Superannuation
The Productivity Commission has denied its final report mirrors a submission endorsed by Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten, and has pointed to key points of differ...
Superannuation
Key sections of the financial services industry have lamented the Productivity Commission's failure to open up the default funds arena to more competition by removing man...
Superannuation
Coalition blames minister for Productivity Commission report which entrenches role of industrial parties in default funds....
Superannuation
The rules around the release of the Productivity Commission report into default funds under modern awards means the Government is under no obligation to rush its release....
Superannuation
APRA says it will leave it to superannuation funds and trustees to sort out any conflicts flowing from multiple directorships....
Superannuation
Federal Opposition insists on key amendments to MySuper legislation to prevent automatic transfers where members have previously actively chosen default investment option...
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has questioned ASIC over its failed move against Fortescue Metals....
Superannuation
Opposition seeks assurances from Government that there will be no further superannaution tax tinkering, while pointing to questions on the issue remaining unanswered for ...
Financial planning
The Opposition says the Government is trying to short-circuit the Productivity Commission by establishing a formal position ahead of its findings....
Policy & Regulation
One-off expenses AMP estimates it will incur dealing with regulated changes highlight the need to have performed a regulatory impact assessment on FOFA, according to Sena...
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