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FPA challenges ALP to pass "super choice" legislation before Christmas

The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) today welcomed the Labor Party's commitment to "super choice" - the right of all Australians to choose their own superannuation fund - but challenged the party to support the Government and pass ...

ASIC conducts searches in Sydney for Alpine Investigation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
... allegations raised by the Australian Financial Review which revealed Mr Rivkin, Qantas director Trevor Kennedy and former Labor minister Graham Richardson were owners of a stake in Offset Alpine. Today ASIC said the Australian Federal Police (AFP) assisted ...

ALP launches new superannuation plan, emphasising simplicity

The Australian Labor Party's shadow treasurer Mark Latham and Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings Senator Nick Sherry have announced ALP's superannuation policies that are aimed primarily at simplifying the country's superannuation system. ...

Labor announces launch of book on simplifying the superannuation system

... November at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference in Brisbane. The first chapter of Labor's 'Security in Retirement: Simplification, Safety, Choice' focuses on the opposition party's retirement incomes policy. ...

Labor's Latham urges banks to cut fees and charges

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2003
Banks should cut fees and charges as they continue to rake in massive profits, according to Labor's treasury spokesman Mark Latham. Australia's Big Four banks are raking in profits at the rate of over $1 million every hour of every day. National Australia ...

Labor critical of Challenger CEO's $21.2 million loan

The Deputy Opposition Leader in the Senate, Senator Stephen Conroy, has made a biting criticism of Challenger Financial Services Group's chief executive officer Chris Cuffe's request for a $21.2 million loan from the company. Senator Conroy has asked ...

ALP to lift veil on super strategy

... Financial Services Association (IFSA) in December. The full package will be released at the ALP national congress in January. Labor's proposals are expected to highlight fundamental differences with the government on approaches to lift the level of national ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks head lower on disappointing jobs data

... Economists will scour Friday's jobs data in an effort to discern whether September's modest employment gains heralded a sustained labor recovery or were simply a one-month fluke. The upward bias in government debt prices was further supported by a pullback ...

ABA welcomes RBA credit card reform

... and services." Credit card reform, including the interchange regulation, received strong support from both the Australian Labor Party and the Coalition Government as well as from consumer organisations.

ASIC announces probe into Offset Alpine Printing

... Director of Public Prosecutions', Mr Knott said. The newspaper report identified flamboyant stockbroker Rene Rivkin, former Labor government minister Graham Richardson, and Qantas director Trevor Kennedy as part owners of Offset Alpine, which received ...