Media releases

The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen MP, today released draft Regulations and explanatory material for the Rudd Government's National Consumer Credit P

The Government has welcomed the passage of the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Bill 2009 through the Senate.

The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen MP, today welcomed the agreement reached at the Ministerial Council for Corporations (MINCO) meeting in Sydney

The Minister for Superannuation, Chris Bowen MP, and Minister for Small Business, Craig Emerson MP, today announced that the Government will deliver its free superannuation clearing house service f

The Government welcomed the passage last night of the National Consumer Credit Protection and Financial Services Modernisation reforms through the Senate.

The new business to government reporting channel Standard Business Reporting (SBR) continues to gain international interest, with Singapore hosting a forum on 26 and 27 October.

The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, the Hon Chris Bowen MP, today released an options paper exploring strategies for improving protections for corporate whistlebl

People living in rural communities will soon be able to access a wider range of Australian Government assistance from a new travelling outreach service.

The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen MP today announced the appointment of Mr Rod Smith as the full-time Deputy Chairperson of the Superannuation Com

The Minister for Financial Services, Chris Bowen MP, has today activated the Financial Claims Scheme (FCS) Policyholder Compensation Facility for a small general insurer, the Australian Family Assu

The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen MP, today released a report on the 2009 review of the Terrorism Insurance Act 2003.

The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen MP, today announced an amendment to the tax law to provide transitional relief to complying superannuation funds f

The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen MP today welcomed the nomination of the Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to

The Australian Government's goal to develop Australia as a regional financial services hub has received a major fillip with the release of the World Economic Forum's

The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen MP this evening launched Austrade's 2009 Benchmark Report and the 2009 Australian Financial Mark

More than 20,000 low income households across Australia now own their own personal computer thanks to Centrelink and not-for-profit organisation WorkVentures.

Sophisticated technology is helping the Federal Government to fight the battle against those who use false information or stolen identities to defraud Australian taxpayers of Government payments an

The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen MP, today released draft regulations and commentary material in relation to the disclosure of short selling inform

The Government welcomes the release today of the Productivity Commission's discussion draft of its report Executive Remuneration in Australia.

The Rudd Government today released draft regulations for margin lending disclosure and an example Product Discl