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Make higher contributions compulsory: Finsia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
... any time. The idea was unanimously endorsed by a recent Parliamentary Inquiry into boosting savings among young people. Senator Nick Sherry, ALP Superannuation Spokesperson, said while he supported the concept it would need to be implemented with care ...

Our master is the government: FF boss

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
... it. Murray's comments relating to the Future Fund and SnowyHydro come in response to the proposal by NSW Liberal Party Senator Bill Heffernan that the Fund be used to house the Government's 13 per cent shareholding of SnowyHydro, and possibly add to ...

SnowyHydro snow job?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
... of public debate, both of which are still sending shockwaves through the NSW and Victorian rural community. NSW Liberal Senator Bill Hefernnan has even called for a referendum on the issue. "I think it is a national disgrace and I think we will live ...

FPA readies for another dose of Dazza

... the Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) have hit the ground running on this issue and if ALP Senator Sherry gets his way the noise is only going to intensify.

Babcock & Brown appoints former senator

Babcock & Brown has appointed former senator and ALP National President Stephen Loosley to provide strategic advice on the firm's corporate and public policy. Prior to his new role, Loosley was a senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal where ...

Government moves to dampen super tax cut heat

Minister for Finance and Administration, Senator Nick Minchin, has issued a statement seeking to redress remarks he made in a speech on Sunday that were widely reported as a push for government to cut the super contributions tax. Minchin, who made the ...

Minchin weighs in on super tax cut debate

Senator Nick Minchin has joined industry body, ASFA, in pushing the government to cut the 15 per cent tax on super contributions in a move they claim could add an extra $30 per week to retirement savings. Addressing the Young Liberal Movement federal ...

Costello pledges $18bn to pump-prime his Future Fund

... significantly not called directors or trustees, whose remuneration will be set by the Remuneration Tribunal. Earlier this year, Senator Nick Minchin, minister for finance and administration, admitted the fund would be modelled on the New Zealand Super ...

The Future Fund for art's sake: NGA

... by statutory board, which itself is yet to be appointed, it has been reported that a spokesman from Finance Minister's Senator Minchin's office said things like art are unlikely to fall within the 'sole purpose' investment categories being considered. ...

Future Fund won't be a market burden: Minchin

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2005
... dollar Future Fund would be large but it would not be an "800 pound gorilla", according to Finance Minister Nick Minchin. Senator Minchin said the government would seek to minimise any disruption to markets caused by the fund, which has been created ...