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ALP deputy leader Senator Conroy criticises Costello's stance on HIH audit reforms

The Deputy Opposition Leader in the Senate and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Corporate Governance, Senator Stephen Conroy has fired a volley at the Treasurer saying that the latter had backed down on implementing key HIH recommendations ...

Coonan calls on Latham to back portability regulations

... sharp reaction from the responsible minister, Senator Helen Coonan. "This is yet another example of baseless Labor opposition to key government reforms designed to hand back control of superannuation to Australian workets," Senator Coonan said in a statement. ...

Labor undergone generational change: Latham

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2003
... leadership ballot 47 votes to 45 over former leader Kim Beazley. The 42-year-old MP from western Sydney now takes over as Opposition Leader from Simon Crean, who stood aside after losing the support of senior colleagues and faction leaders. Mr Latham ...

New bill draws guarded support from KPMG

... 'draconian'. Minister assisting the Treasurer on superannuation matters, Senator Helen Coonan, has urged the federal opposition to support the bill.

Simon Crean steps down from Labor leadership

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
Opposition Leader Simon Crean today announced he would stand down as leader of the Labor Party. Mr Crean, in a brief statement, told reporters he would call a ballot for the leadership at next week\'s caucus meeting on Tuesday. He said he would not ...

Labor calls for tougher stance on property seminars

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
... spruiker Henry Kaye's companies. The National Investment Institute and Empower Group were put in receivership yesterday. Opposition treasury spokesman Mark Latham said the government had failed to act on property investment seminars despite warnings ...

Coonan responds to Labor super initiatives

... environment would also be created by fee disclosure proposals included in the Financial Services Reform Act. Among the opposition's latest proposals is the idea of a Basic Service Obligation, in which funds will be required to adopt a uniform reporting ...

Labor announces launch of book on simplifying the superannuation system

... conference in Brisbane. The first chapter of Labor's 'Security in Retirement: Simplification, Safety, Choice' focuses on the opposition party's retirement incomes policy. Senator Latham will give a keynote speech that will outline Labor's new vision ...

Labor critical of Challenger CEO's $21.2 million loan

The Deputy Opposition Leader in the Senate, Senator Stephen Conroy, has made a biting criticism of Challenger Financial Services Group's chief executive officer Chris Cuffe's request for a $21.2 million loan from the company. Senator Conroy has asked ...

ALP to lift veil on super strategy

ALP shadow treasurer Mark Latham will next week begin to spell out in detail the Federal Opposition's plans for the superannuation industry, as part of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's (ASFA's) annual conference to be held in Brisbane. ...