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AIRC sets more default super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... awards without any criteria on how they've been selected", said Chris Pearce, shadow minister for superannuation and corporate law. Pearce said, "Further allocation of default super funds under Labor's oxymoronic process treats working Australians as ...

Super funds to show long-term returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... either provide the information using a separate inset or include it in the statement. Minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry, said clear information about medium to long term returns can help fund members better appreciate ...

Less tax on financial advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... right people receive the most benefit. Chris Pearce, shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, told an Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) luncheon yesterday, that tax deductibility rules around financial advice are ...

Opposition slams govt short selling claims

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... Commissions (IOSCO) report, declaring the government misrepresented the report. Minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Sherry said Australia's response is still one of the only actions to have passed the legislative regime that meets ...

SMSFs get "kick up the pants"

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... crippling regulation, according to industry experts. Speaking at a roundtable following minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry's speech at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference on Friday, Andrea ...

Pearce backs TCF policy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
Shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, Chris Pearce said the opposition would support a 'treating customers fairly' (TCF) principle if the latest financial planning inquiry does not fully address consumer rights. The ...

ASIC keeps short selling ban

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... current market circumstances," a statement said. However, shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, Chris Pearce, said ASIC's decision reflects the government's inability to regulate a disclosure regime. He said the Corporations ...

Parlie inquiry into sales commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... (ALP, NSW), Chris Pearce (Lib Vic), and Stuart Robert MP (Lib Qld). Senator Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, has welcomed the Inquiry and is expected to play a major supporting role. Speaking on ABC radio this morning, Senator Ripoll ...

Australia faces financial hub contender

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... fund managers to our shores," she said. Reynolds' sentiments echoes Nick Sherry's, minister of superannuation and corporate law who continues to push Australia's role as a leading financial hub in the region. Richard Gilbert, chief executive of the Investment ...

Sherry attacks Hockey on super policy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
Minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry has called on new shadow treasurer Joe Hockey to drop the Liberal Party's "dangerous, uncosted and job-killing mess" of a superannuation policy. Prior to Hockey's appointment, the Opposition ...