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Govt to inject $25m into 'best practice' regulation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... post-Budget breakfast in Sydney this morning, the Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen, restated the government's lofty plans to make Australia the Asia Pacific region's financial services hub. As part of that ...

ASIC names deputy chair and commissioner

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He has also been a member of ASIC's national executive between 1995 and 2001. Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, said the application and interview process was exhaustive ...

Trust advocates long-term staff incentives

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... around fiduciary duties. "We see ourselves holding a distinctive [advantage] in the market following on what Minister Chris Bowen said about fiduciary duties. All the complexity with fiduciary obligations and meeting them have been core to our business ...

Commissions by another name

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... financial advice that were announced on 26 April by the minister for superannuation, financial services and corporate law, Chris Bowen. According to Hartsuyker, the reforms are "just a con" because even if the fees are deducted from the investor's account ...

Industry prepares for new advice era

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... headaches and profits during the adjustment period. The minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, Chris Bowen, unveiled this week radical proposals to reform the planning industry following the findings of the Ripoll Inquiry ...

Co-contribs bungle is costing taxpayers: Hartsuyker

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... major concern, Hartsuyker also questioned why the minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, Chris Bowen, had not alerted Australians to the delay. "The minister should have immediately explained to the Australian taxpayer why ...

Advisers to gain political insight

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer, and Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, are sharing their insights on the financial planning industry at two separate AFA luncheons later this month. Hockey will talk about the ...

Insto investors win from govt Chi-X approval

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... approval of Chi-X Australia not only heralds greater market competition but big savings for institutional investors. Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, backed greater competition between markets for trading ...

Super funds gain merger loss relief

GOVERNMENT RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... around the time the measure was announced, with limited application from 24 December 2008 until 30 June 2011," said Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation & corporate law.

Admins team up for rollover revolution

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... the dots" between Medicare and the three administrators' initiatives. The minister for financial services and super, Chris Bowen, has commended the proceedings. "It will build on the work Medicare is doing to reduce red tape for small businesses and ...