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New board member for legalsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
The $1 billion legalsuper has appointed Hugh Macken, the Law Society of New South Wales' 2008 president, to its board. Macken replaced outgoing board member, Robert Laurie. David Miles, legalsuper chairman, said Macken's appointment maintained the strong ...

ASIC's Cooper to lead govt review

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... reducing costs and fees and in turn lifting long-term rates of return," said the minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry. The Government today unveilled the details of the review, which includes the membership of the expert ...

Raise SG to 15 pc: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... would be a disaster. "The moment you tell a political system [that superannuation] is not a solemn commitment under public law to individuals, but rather it's something that can vary [based on] economic conditions then the political system will start ...

Mixed reaction on shorting ban lift

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... participants", said ASLA co-chairman, Peter Martin. The shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law Chris Pearce is critical that more needs to be done to establish a covered short selling disclosure regime. "Despite passing ...

Regulators call for better OTC derivatives processing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... derivatives market are "relatively low by international standards". Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, welcomed the findings and acknowledged the work done by Australian market participants so far. "The survey found Australian ...

Debate advice, not advisers: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... house at the AFA's Melbourne luncheon yesterday. Klipin's views were reinforced by Senator Nick Sherry, minister for corporate law and superannuation, keynote speaker at the event, who said the government's agenda is to design ways to extend the benefits ...

Trustees hot on ESG course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) course for super fund trustees. Yesterday, minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry, officially launched the course, which began roughly two weeks ago. The course is designed to help ...

LGS trust deed to drive "fair value" payments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... Lambert. The fund said that any temporary suspension of unit prices will likely only be for a short time, as they are required by law to pay within 30 days of the receipt of all members' documentation anyway. LGS is an example of a super fund that is ...

Super concession cuts were overdue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... superannuation salary sacrifice limits and temporarily reducing the co-contribution scheme. Senator Nick Sherry, minister for corporate law and superannuation, said the reductions are a response to the disproportionate superannuation tax benefits received ...

Top 10 budget quotes

... responsibly to secure their futures." - Chris Pearce, Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law