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Furlan to lead Super Complaints Tribunal

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... former compliance manager for LegalSuper Jocelyn Furlan has been appointed chair of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. Senator Nick Sherry, the former minister for superannuation and corporate law, announced Jocelyn Furlan as the full-time chair ...

Superannuation wins in Cabinet reshuffle

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... away from just being seen as an extension of financial services, a shift initiated by the former superannuation minister Senator Nick Sherry, and its re-alignment with broader retirement incomes policy. Chris Bowen is the Member for Prospect in southwest ...

Super at the edge of abyss: ASFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... to superannuation on tax concessions might be a sign of things to come for tighter super rules, a separate statement by Senator Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law last month said that these changes will impact less than two per ...

ASIC's Cooper to lead govt review

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... 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 panel and ...

Unions attack retirement age change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... the Treasurer said in an interview today. The Union campaign is drawing mixed reactions. Former Union boss and now ALP Senator, Doug Cameron, has echoed the concerns. But Mark Dreyfus, MP for Isaacs in Victoria, said today on ABC Radio that the number ...

Regulators call for better OTC derivatives processing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... to the challenge of the global financial crisis by improving OTC processes and moving to reduce and manage risks," said Senator Sherry.

Nooo Commission strips trailing fees off home loans

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... incentives for first time home owners while the economic climate remains uncertain. Nooo Commission was officially launched by Senator Helen Coonan, shadow minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation. She was supported by Alex Hawke, Federal ...

Debate advice, not advisers: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... Financial Advisers (AFA), told a packed 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 ...

Trustees hot on ESG course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... 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 super funds implement ...

Super concession cuts were overdue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... marginally winding back the 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 ...