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New centre to lead advocacy for super fund members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... a conference at a lunch hosted by Women in Super. So far, the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten said in October that the government will be funding the new organisation with $10 million over the next three years, a figure ...

No fuss transition to 'no frills' super: Sunsuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... superannuation product that is being introduced by the government. The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten welcomed yesterday the first APRA authorisation. "This first authorisation is further evidence of the Gillard Government ...

Suggestions we don't support 12% CSG lies: Hockey

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... 9% to 12%. Any suggestion otherwise is just more Labor lies." Minister for financial services and superannuation Bill Shorten said: "You cannot trust the conservatives with superannuation because they have never believed in it, never supported it."

Government gives tax certainty for deceased estates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, today released a draft regulation of Government measures to provide tax certainty to the beneficiaries of deceased estates. Investment earnings derived by superannuation funds from ...

Trio Capital action group to put forward Federal Candidate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... approximately $42 million, and requests for assistance made to federal minister for financial services and superannuation Bill Shorten have been ignored, Matters, a former South Coast Labor Council official said. "People have been making approaches to ...

Matthews Steer creates new wealth management arm

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... the recent changes to Australian Financial Services Licenses by Minister for Financial Services & Superannuation, Bill Shorten. Steer said the wealth management division was partly inspired by the continued growth in self managed superannuation funds ...

Jury out on AFSL uptake by accountants

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... License when it is finalised to retain their existing clients. Minister for financial services and superannuation Bill Shorten last week released draft regulation removing the accountants' exemption on self managed super fund advice, and introducing ...

Draft regulation released for Accountant Exemption

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... Services and Superannuation that could see accountants provide more financial advice if it passes into law. Minister Bill Shorten released the draft regulation which he said will expand access to financial advice and protect investors by making good ...

CBUS investments in CMFEU sights

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... benefit component was facing anticipated difficulties regarding future benefit liabilities. Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten told ABC Radio this week, "I do not believe that industrial relations disputes should be ever played out at the board rooms ...

CGT relief passes Senate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... relating to their qualifications, competency and independence, said minister for financial services and superannuation Bill Shorten.