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Labor to crack down on corporate crooks

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2004
... to offer across the board tax cuts, including possible cuts to high income earners. Financial services spokesman Stephen Conroy said the new platform gave Labor room to crack down on corporate greed. He said the ALP would double penalties for serious ...

FSR Amendment Bill 2003 will enhance disclosure: ALP

... terms, and will also help enhance disclosure standards, according to shadow minister for financial services, Senator Stephen Conroy. "This bill was amended after Labor and the Democrats insisted on dollar disclosure becoming a requirement under the law," ...

ALP deputy leader Senator Conroy criticises Costello's stance on HIH audit reforms

... Deputy Opposition Leader in the Senate and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Corporate Governance, Senator Stephen Conroy has fired a volley at the Treasurer saying that the latter had backed down on implementing key HIH recommendations relating ...

ALP's Stephen Conroy urges greater corporate governance

The ALP Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Corporate Governance Stephen Conroy has outlined three areas where corporate reform is urgently needed, during a speech presented to the Company Secretaries Association (CSA) today. He said the most ...

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 ...

Conroy slams high-flying corporate hogs

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
... chiefs have their snouts firmly in the trough, according to Labor's spokesman for corporate governance Senator Stephen Conroy. The senator, addressing the Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) on the eve of the release of the Federal Government's ...

Labor proposes stronger corporate disclosure measures

Senator Stephen Conroy, the deputy opposition leader in the senate and the shadow minister for financial services and corporate governance, has said that the self-regulatory approach of the Government is incapable of tackling unbridled corporate greed ...

Costello defends ASIC chief after tax scandal claims

... was that under his administration ASIC had been vigilant in bringing legal proceedings," he said. "While Senator Stephen Conroy has always supported such vigilance there is one person below which there is nothing too low to stoop, and it is the Member ...

Senator Conroy responds to ASIC chief announcement

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Senator Stephen Conroy today acknowledged the contribution made to the industry made by Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman David Knott. Earlier today Mr Knott announced that at the ...

Conroy cautions superannuation funds on use of hedge funds

Shadow Finance Minister Stephen Conroy has warned superannuation funds to exercise caution when considering the use of hedge funds as part of their investment strategy. Echoing the argument put forward by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...