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News Corp signs Peter Chernin to five-year contract as COO

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2004
News Corporation today announced Peter Chernin had signed a five-year contract to remain president and chief operating officer of Rupert Murdoch\'s global media empire. Chernin has been in the role since 1996 and the new agreement will be effective ...

Labor, coalition combined to defend current MP super benefits

Labor and coalition senators combined to resist the passage of legislation through the Senate yesterday that would have seen superannuation entitlements for MP's wound back levels in line with community standards. A Senate Inquiry was told last month ...

Democrats to test Latham's resolve on super reform

The Australian Democrats aim to test the resolve of ALP Leader Mark Latham's interest in reforming the parliamentary superannuation scheme, by introducing a Private Members Bill into the Senate early next year. Democrats' Superannuation spokesperson ...

PIR survey reveals shift towards boutique property fund managers

The past few years has seen a sustained structural shift towards unlisted property fund managers, Melbourne-based research house Property Investment Research revealed in its recent Australian Property Funds Industry Survey. PIR found that direct securitised ...

Labour lashes out against government's 'phoney portability' of super

Labour's Senator Nick Sherry, the shadow minister for retirement incomes and savings, says the so-called portability mark II regulations gazetted last week by the Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan are 'weak and wimpy'. "The size of the problem is well-known ...

Democrats round on government portability regulations

Although striking a deal to introduce limited co-contributions and reduce the superannuation surcharge, and thus emerging as a key player in the retirement savings policy debate, the Australian Democrats have again attacked the government's superannuation ...

Mixed response to government, Democrat deal on super

The government's superannuation reform program has been given new life following the agreement yesterday with the Australian Democrats on the introduction of co-payments for low-income earners, and a reduction in the superannuation surcharge. But the ...

Coonan calls on Democrats to accept super reform

Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan has said the Government remains committed to the superannuation issue, despite the Senate's rejection of the proposed reduction in the superannuation surcharge. "Both the surcharge reduction ...

MFS announces 25% profit rise on listed debt trust

McLaughlins Financial Services (MFS) has announced a third quarter profit of $1.13 million on its Leveraged Investment and Securities Trust (LIST), up 25 per cent from the first half (financial year 2003-2003) earnings. "Demand for mezzanine debt is ...