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Research and rating firms welcome Govt review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... financial market turmoil and subsequent corporate collapses. Yesterday minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry, announced ASIC and the Treasury, with the input of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), would ...

Buck stops with trustees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... not-for-profit super funds are subject to the same laws, they have evolved different ways of executing their roles, said Senator Nick Sherry minister for superannuation and corporate law. The operational differences will need to be reviewed in "due course" ...

Our two-track super model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... their retirement savings highlights how crucial Rudd's statements may become, particularly when overlaid with comments by Senator Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, in a major speech on Monday that transparency will continue ...

Short selling flaw lies in disclosure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... that short selling is an important financial tool in promoting market efficiency and encouraging true stock prices," said Senator Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law said at the Riskmetrics Group Australia Governance Conference. ...

Tasplan uses ant mascot as Gen Y magnet

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... cost insurance through super and tips on budgeting finances. The federal minister for superannuation and corporate law Senator Nick Sherry officially launched the website mid-last week. "Superannuation is one of the biggest assets most people will ever ...

New voice for SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... significant minority may be lagging behind according to the results of a recent Australian Taxation Office survey, said Senator Sherry. "The ATO found that 21 per cent of participating trustees had a 'low to medium' or 'low' knowledge of their obligations. ...

Short selling faces revamp

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... major overhaul following revelation that the crucial practice is effectively unregulated. The key problem, according to Senator Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, is that the current rules surrounding short selling "isn't clear" under ...

Sherry overhauls award system

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... rights and conditions are not bargained away unfairly. An important component of this safety net is the award system," said Senator Sherry at yesterday's CMSF conference in Brisbane. "The Government intends to modernise and simplify the award system ...

Climate change rhetoric unsustainable

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... seems to realise the impact could be massive, which is why they are treading so cautiously regarding the Garnaut report. Senator Penny Wong, minister for climate change and water, said in a statement on Monday that "The introduction of emissions trading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... points higher, or up 2.9 per cent, at 5246. In local news today, Oil Search Ltd reveals a strategic review. In Sydney, Senator Stephen Conroy will speak at the ASTRA annual subscription television conference. Austar and Foxtel chief executives also will ...