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SMSFs a blueprint for future super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference in Brisbane, financial services and superannuation minister Bill Shorten dismissed criticism leveled at SMSFs and said they are a "legitimate" savings mechanism. He added that other ...

Coalition gives qualified support to reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... would be reached after extensive consultation with industry players in the weeks ahead. He added that Superannuation Minister Shorten should " put his union bias to one side and start acting in the public interest" on the issue of not-for profit superannuation ...

Government unveils response to Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... as not all funds will be required to have a MySuper product by July 2013, which was the original plan. Superannuation minister Bill Shorten unveiled the government's new Stronger Super package this morning, which largely supports recommendations from ...

Factions will stay: AMP, AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... agreement - and not to do it on the lowest common basis. Silk and Dunn's comments come two days after superannuation minister Bill Shorten compared the bickering among the super fund industry's factions to a Monty Python sketch, and said it's time for ...

End the factions: Shorten

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Superannuation minister Bill Shorten compared the bickering among the super fund industry's factions to a Monty Python sketch and said it's time for them to deliver something back to the community in return for the government support they receive. Minister ...

Workers to wear SG rise: Shorten

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
Superannuation minister Bill Shorten has put himself and the government on a collision course with the union movement following repeated statements that the SG increase will not be funded by employers but by employees. Speaking yesterday at the OECD/IOPS ...

Full steam ahead for MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
Superannuation minister Bill Shorten has cited Australians' concerns that super is too complex as a key reason why MySuper will be implemented as planned. Minister Shorten quoted research from Colmar Brunton that showed consumers generally find information ...

Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... Victorian Funds Management Corporation director, has been appointed minister for superannuation while former superannuation minister Chris Bowen takes on the immigration portfolio. Shorten is a former Australian Workers' Union national secretary widely ...

Fin centre plans hang in the balance: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
As election day looms, the superannuation minister Chris Bowen has savaged the Opposition's lack of support towards establishing an international finance and regulation centre - arguing it will be detrimental to Australia's plans to become a global ...

MySuper gets Government tick

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... superannuation system," noted a statement on the Prime Minister's website. In a blog entry posted yesterday, superannuation minister Chris Bowen said Labor's intention with MySuper was to reduce fees by up to 40 per cent and "increase the retirement ...