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Planes, trains & automobiles and the bush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... tell us which political party "we voted for" last 21 August, campaigning has kicked off on our big brother's shores. It's Labor Day in the USA, heralding the start of the period when US politicians promise each every American that they will mow their ...

Industry backs MySuper reforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... Financial Services Council, formerly IFSA, was pleased that the MySuper proposal had been adjusted but called on the Labor Party to open the industry fund monopoly on industrial awards. "Opening the default market to competition is crucial to ensuring ...

Coalition details stance on commissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... the Coalition would release more details about its financial services policy before the election and raised concerns about Labor's recommendation that financial planning clients need to opt-in for the advice annually. "Small business financial planners ...

Future Fund chair attacks RSPT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... the second time Murray has entered political debate attacking an ALP policy. In 2007, he warned the then opposition Labor Party that its plan to use the Future Fund to help pay for its National Broadband Network proposal would potentially reduce Future ...

Costello's Future Fund career over before it started

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... about Costello's possible appointment began to circulate during the weekend when unnamed sources, allegedly senior Labor Party advisers, told the ABC that "We [the government] are looking very seriously at Costello for the job." Then stories began appearing ...

Choice system to cost $90m: CitiStreet

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... money and data exchange across the whole superannuation system. A "Super Clearing House" was proposed by the Federal Labor Party in mid 2006 and is currently on the agenda of the new Labor Government. A key aim of the proposed scheme is to provide a ...

Sunsuper appoints board member

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
Sunsuper has appointed Ron Monaghan, Queensland president of the Australian Labor Party, to director of the company's board. Monaghan was elected general secretary of the Queensland Council of Unions in November last year. He remains a board director ...

The new government: what it means

... superannuation-based 'first home owner' account and superannuation guarantee creeping up to 15 per cent are just some of the Labor party policies that could become law under the new government. Colonial First State, one of the biggest managed funds and ...

Labor supports financial services export push

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
The Shadow Minister for Trade and Regional Development, Simon Crean, has announced the Labor party's support for the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) May discussion paper on exporting Australia's financial services. Speaking at an ...

Howard flags infrastructure fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... Prime Minister John Howard has announced plans to establish an infrastructure fund similar to that proposed by the Labor party, with a minimum of one per cent of budget surpluses to go into the fund. The announcement came as part of his five-year plan ...