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Govt consults on advice reforms

GOVERNMENT RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... Financial Advice reforms - particularly on the accountants exemption and how advisers are charged. The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen, said he welcomed the industry board support for the reforms because ...

Govt to inject $25m into 'best practice' regulation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... regulatory powers-that-be in Asia. Speaking at a post-Budget breakfast in Sydney this morning, the Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen, restated the government's lofty plans to make Australia the Asia Pacific ...

ASIC names deputy chair and commissioner

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... Singapore. He has also been a member of ASIC's national executive between 1995 and 2001. Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, said the application and interview process was exhaustive and involved a number of ...

Industry prepares for new advice era

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... long-term growth, but at the cost of serious headaches and profits during the adjustment period. The minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, Chris Bowen, unveiled this week radical proposals to reform the planning industry ...

Co-contribs bungle is costing taxpayers: Hartsuyker

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... February. While the potential taxpayer bill is a major concern, Hartsuyker also questioned why the minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, Chris Bowen, had not alerted Australians to the delay. "The minister should have immediately ...

Advisers to gain political insight

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer, and Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, are sharing their insights on the financial planning industry at two separate AFA luncheons later this month. Hockey will talk about the ...

Insto investors win from govt Chi-X approval

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... only heralds greater market competition but big savings for institutional investors. Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, backed greater competition between markets for trading listed shares by announcing in-principle ...

Super funds gain merger loss relief

GOVERNMENT RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... announced, with limited application from 24 December 2008 until 30 June 2011," said Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation & corporate law.

Admins team up for rollover revolution

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... and funds can "join the dots" between Medicare and the three administrators' initiatives. The minister for financial services and super, Chris Bowen, has commended the proceedings. "It will build on the work Medicare is doing to reduce red tape for small ...

Senate showdown looms on Clearing House legislation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... clearing house, and the savings that will flow for them, from 1 July this year," said Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law in a statement yesterday. But Coalition misgivings about the uneven market advantage ...