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Enshrinement of "financial planner" closer to becoming law

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... "financial planner" under law for the protection of consumers. The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten released legislation for enshrinement in November 2012 and in March this year, government introduced legislation for "financial ...

SPAA gives support to Council of Super Custodians

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... the government's move to set up a Council of Super Custodians. Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten announced the creation of a Charter Group last week. The group will seek input on the establishment of a Council of Super Custodians. ...

No need for more super bureaucracy: Cormann

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... the Government on the Charter's discussion paper. Yesterday the Minister of Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten announced plans to create a Charter of Superannuation Adequacy and Sustainability by establishing a Charter Group. Deputy chair ...

Exchange-traded government bonds to trade on ASX

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... opportunities for retail investor participation," Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan and Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten said in a statement. The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has made technical and commercial arrangements ...

MySuper draft regs released for consultation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... compare super products based on easy to understand information," Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten said. "The draft regulations represent the final stage of the government's MySuper reforms and are aimed at improving competition ...

APX given green light

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... integrity and operating rules and compensation arrangements, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Bernie Ripoll announced yesterday. These changes will permit the APX to commence ...

SPAA approves government's response to Trio reports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... and more importantly poor financial products." On Friday, the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, responded to the two reports by saying the Government accepted "the vast majority of their recommendations". The Government's ...

Opposition and VOFF criticise response to Trio report

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... reaction to the reports was "very disappointing." Cormann accused the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten of having a "lack of urgency" regarding the response and reminded the minister that the Joint Committee delivered its ...

Abbott super cut to affect low income Australians: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... plan to cut the Low Income Superannuation Contribution (LISC), minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten said. According to figures Shorten released today, shop assistants, waiters, bartenders and cleaners will be the hardest hit ...

Brogden reaffirms campaign warning to politicians

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... Sydney on Friday, Brogden welcomed many of the changes announced by Treasurer Wayne Swan and superannuation minister Bill Shorten saying that it ended weeks of speculation. While he admitted the announcement had taken the industry by surprise and questioned ...