Media releases

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today appointment a leading legal academic to investigate ways companies can use technology to improve investor relations.

The Minister for Financial Services and Regulation Joe Hockey, announced $124,000 would be paid today to a young Townsville family under the Government's response to the collapse of insurer HIH.

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today announced the issue of the first tranche of draft regulations under the Financial Services Reform Bill 2001.

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today announced the Terms of Reference for the review of the Managed Investments Act 1998, which is to be conducted by

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today outlined the timetable for the release of draft regulations under the Financial Services Reform Bill .

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today confirmed that corporate governance expert Professor Ian Ramsay had been asked to examine audit independence in Austral

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today unveiled in Darwin a new commemorative 20 cent coin for the Northern Territory, designed by a primary school student from the

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today officially launched the 2001 Census in Darwin.

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today announced the granting of a banking authority to a financial institution that will provide Australians with low-cost ba

Labor should come clean on its secret banking plan.

The new federal corporations legislation is anticipated to come into effect on 15 July.

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today set up a high-level advisory board to advise the Minister on making Australia a global financial centre.

The Government will legislate to ensure that Commonwealth payments from HIH Claims Support Limited (HCS) to eligible policyholders do not attract additional income tax or GST.

It has come to my attention that some One.Tel customers are still being direct debited even though the company has been in administration for well over a month.

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today released the 6th Section 75AZ Report Quarterly Price Report on Price Exploitation from the ACCC.

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today announced the 2001-02 financial sector levies.

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, has today asked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for a report on significant increases in general insurance premi

Consumers should take care before investing in end of financial year tax schemes, the Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, warned today.

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, has asked the consumer watchdog to make sure Australians get the full benefits of tax cuts on banking.

The remaining five Commonwealth Bills in the legislative package designed to resolve uncertainty surrounding Australia’s system of corporate law were introduced into the Parliament today.