Chris Pearce Financial Planner, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Pty Limited (at time of writing) Chris Pearce is the Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law. He was previously a Minister in the Howard Government serving as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer from October 2004 until November 2007 and also being Chair of the Ministerial Council for Corporations and a member and past Chair of the Ministerial Council for Consumer Affairs. Before this Chris was a member of three key Parliamentary Committees - Family and Community Affairs; Education and Training; and Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. Before joining Parliament, Chris spent 21 years in senior business roles in the music, communications and IT industries. He has a Business Degree from Monash University and has completed a Management Development Program at the Mt. Eliza Australian Management College, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, an Associate Fellow of the Australian Marketing Institute. He has also been a Member of The Economist's CEO Forum and an Associate Fellow of the CEO Institute of Australia.
CHRIS PEARCE | THURSDAY, 1 JAN 2009 Self managed superannuation has proven to be a very successful concept, which continues to grow at a rapid rate. The Coalition strongly supports SMSFs as we believe in choice, and self managed superannuation provides a vehicle for Australians to determine ... Read more PAGE: 1 |
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DANIEL SHRIMSKI
MANAGING DIRECTOR
VANGUARD INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LTD
MANAGING DIRECTOR
VANGUARD INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LTD
Vanguard Australia managing director Daniel Shrimski is determined to propel the investment giant's superannuation product into the top 10 funds by assets under management by 2030. It's an audacious goal, even for a fund backed by the world's second largest asset manager. Andrew McKean writes.