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Westpac goes on attack against lost super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... accounts the separate administration charges could amount to $48,000 in wasted fees by the time someone retires. Bill Shorten, assistant treasurer and minister for superannuation, said the Gillard Government welcomed the Westpac initiative because with ...

AFA meets Independents, Greens, Shorten adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... with the key independent MPs, the Greens and the adviser to the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, to discuss reforms for the advice industry. Chief executive of the AFA, Richard Klipin, said its grass roots campaign was ...

Labor moves to justify super existence

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... government's proposal to take the superannuation guarantee from 9 to 12%, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten set out to justify the whole idea. In a speech titled 'The Goal of Lifetime Income Security' Shorten highlighted ...

Tax agreement between Aus and Liechtenstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... transparency in both the domestic and global financial systems and helping prevent offshore tax avoidance and evasion," said Bill Shorten, Assistant Treasurer. The two nations said they would continue to explore potential measures to build an economic ...

Super heavyweights join forces

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... Association of Australia (SPAA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have submitted a proposal to assistant treasurer Bill Shorten to cut the planned threshold, calling the threshold too complex. Instead the associations are calling for a concessional ...

Pollies clash over SG

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... exchanging words over the move to raise superannuation guarantee (SG) from 9 to 12 per cent with assistant treasurer Bill Shorten calling the Coalition's attitude towards superannuation "belligerent". Speaking at a union's investment forum in Sydney ...

Policy war erupts over super clearing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... cent satisfaction rating and saving significant administration time for small businesses using the free service. Bill Shorten assistant treasurer and minister for superannuation, said, "Take-up has been extremely encouraging, with the Clearing House ...

Govt to refund super tax for 3.5 million

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... Australians who earn less than $37,000, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services and superannuation, Bill Shorten, announced today. Designed to boost lower income earnings superannuation savings, those who fall under the threshold will ...

PC to review how defaults appointed to Awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... Commission will in 2012 review how default funds are appointed to Industrial Awards, said superannuation minister Bill Shorten, just one day after APRA released figures showing that the retail sector has again under performed the not-for-profit sector. ...

Financial PDS' 'Shortened'

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
A new proposal by Finance Minister, Bill Shorten would provide a transition period of just over 12 months for those that aren't ready with their shortened PDS this year. Starting from 22 June 2012, PDS for all superannuation products and simple managed ...