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Parlie inquiry into sales commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... the Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services. Its members are Chair Burnie Ripoll (ALP Qld), Deputy Chair Senator Brett Mason (Lib Qld), Senator Mark Arbib (ALP NSW), Senator Sue Boyce (Lib Qld), Senator Gavin Marshall (ALP Vic), Sharon ...

Sherry attacks Hockey on super policy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
Minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry has called on new shadow treasurer Joe Hockey to drop the Liberal Party's "dangerous, uncosted and job-killing mess" of a superannuation policy. Prior to Hockey's appointment, the Opposition ...

AFM hires RI expert

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... manager for the up and coming Responsible Investment Academy. He has previously worked at Cbus and as a policy advisor for Senator Stephen Conroy. John Donovon, AFM Investment Partners managing director and founder, said Noble's experience would help ...

Small businesses to get two-year SG relief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... this process up, but we're having to do that separately," he said. The total figure could be $20.5 billion, according to Senator Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law. "Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Government to pay the superannuation ...

Capping fees is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
Senator Nick Sherry may be very vocal about the need to slash superannuation fees from an average 1.25 per cent to below one per cent but he said legislating a fees cap is out of the question. "I'm not an advocate of fee caps. I don't think that's appropriate ...

Sherry's to-do list for 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
Senator Nick Sherry yesterday unveilled his top priorities for 2009, which includes a strong focus on short selling regulation, margin loans and credit rating agencies. Speaking at a media function in Sydney last night, the minister for superannuation ...

Local super funds welcome Obama admin move

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... "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 industry ...

Investor knowledge fuels SMSF growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... they weigh the odds and make informed decisions to set up 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 ...

IFSA backs govt tax proposal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... concerned to minimise risk and capture efficiencies." MLC also backed the Treasury department's proposal. "MLC welcomes Senator Nick Sherry's Treasury discussion paper on the Government's measure to provide an optional CGT roll-over for superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... Thursday as prospects dimmed for passage of a 15-billion-dollar rescue plan for the troubled US auto industry after a key senator opposed the measure. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 196.33 points, or 2.24 per cent, to close at 8,565.09. The ...