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Chris Pearce today welcomed the report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services into Financial Products and Services, tabled in Parliament this evening.
‘I support the Committee's eleven recommendations... Full details >
October 14, 2009
Chris Pearce today expressed amazement that the Government has now decided to support superannuation after cutting and undermining it throughout this Parliamentary term.
Mr Pearce said ‘yesterday's revelation comes after the Government has... Full details >
September 30, 2009
Chris Pearce today welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission's Draft Report on Executive Remuneration.
‘We await with interest the Commission's final report, expected in December of this year.' said Mr Pearce.
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September 23, 2009
Chris Pearce today highlighted Labor's veiled attempt at a sleight of hand by blurring the pressing issue of executive termination payments with the important issue of executive remuneration and take-home pay.
‘This veiled attempt is being... Full details >
September 21, 2009
Chris Pearce, the Federal Member for Aston, today congratulated Alan Tudge who has been pre-selected as the next Liberal candidate for the seat of Aston.
‘I congratulate Alan on his selection', said Mr Pearce. ‘Alan, I am confident... Full details >
September 09, 2009
Today in the House of Representatives, the Coalition moved to amend the Government's hastily considered Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Bill.
Labor's Bill, introduced without a regulatory impact statement... Full details >
August 18, 2009
Chris Pearce today noted with utter astonishment that the Rudd Government has yet again commissioned another review into Australia's corporate law regime.
‘The Rudd Government is obsessed with reviews, consultations, committees and reports,... Full details >
August 13, 2009
Business and industry have currently the spectre of seven separate Government initiated reviews into superannuation hanging over their heads, some for more than 18 months. The Government's delay in releasing findings and inaction is severely debilitating... Full details >
August 04, 2009
Shadow Superannuation Minister, Chris Pearce, thanked the Government for adopting his recommendations that the Government review include all sectors of the superannuation industry.
Mr Pearce said, "the Government has finally come to recognise... Full details >
July 27, 2009
The Rudd government has broken its election promise to working Australians that it would establish a superannuation "clearing house" by July 1 2009.
The now forgotten clearing house was to improve the distribution of employer contributions... Full details >
June 23, 2009
Today I announce my decision not to renominate for re-election as the Member for Aston.
Since 2001, I have had the enormous privilege and honour to represent the people of Aston in the Federal Parliament. I will continue to serve for the remainder... Full details >
June 17, 2009
Chris Pearce today welcomed the positive initiative launched by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA), with its Super Charter, to strengthen transparency, comparability and competition within the Australian superannuation industry... Full details >
May 29, 2009
Today Chris Pearce noted with disbelief that the Government continues to undermine confidence, certainty and stability in superannuation.
The Government has today released details relating to the Review into the Governance, Efficiency and Structure... Full details >
May 25, 2009
Chris Pearce today welcomed the announcement by ASIC to lift the covered short selling ban on financial stocks whilst noting that the Government continued to undermine certainty in the financial markets.
"Despite passing the ‘urgent'... Full details >
May 21, 2009
Working Australians have been left in no man's land with the Government continuing to generate even more uncertainty in superannuation as Labor considers raising the superannuation preservation age.
On top of Labor's slashing of superannuation... Full details >
May 13, 2009
Every Australian will work longer under the Rudd Government's irresponsible changes to super. The Rudd Government has taken superannuation backwards. By slashing over $4 billion from superannuation they have removed incentives for Australians to save... Full details >
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