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Local super funds welcome Obama admin move

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... a "larger regulatory umbrella" to provide more accountability and transparency. Minister for superannuation and corporate law, senator Nick Sherry did not comment on how regulatory changes to the US financial services industry would affect the local ...

Investor knowledge fuels SMSF growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... SMSFs," said Slattery. Slattery, along with industry figures Senator Nick Sherry, minister of superannuation and corporate law, Shadow Minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law Chris Pearce, and Michael D'Ascenzo commissioner ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will ...

Same super rules for same sex couples

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... Commonwealth civilian and military superannuation schemes, including the judicial pension schemes, will be changed so that by law, death benefits will be available to same-sex de facto partners and children of a same-sex relationship. "These changes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after shares in the US slumped on a big rise in unemployment claims and a surprising jump in the trade deficit. Resource stocks may gain after commodity prices advanced. At 0830 AEDT on the Sydney ...

Indigenous Australians get fin lit boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
Senator Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, is meeting with Indigenous leaders and service providers in Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory to heighten residents' awareness of super and financial literacy. Senator ...

Is super sexist?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... direct some of the fees to a chosen charity. The super fund's report on women follows minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry's comments on the possibility of removing contributions tax on super for women when they are on maternity ...

Green funds to benefit from new govt policies

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008

AvSuper unlikely to follow govt fund mergers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... the outcome would create a more efficient trustee operation. Senator Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, said the reforms to consolidate trustee boards of government funds that are broadly similar would not affect member benefits ...

Masu settles Westpoint case

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... Masu Financial Management failed to comply with their obligations under its Australian financial services licences and the law after it sold Westpoint products. ASIC announced it was taking legal action against Westpoint Group for investors seeking compensation ...