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Tax breaks delivered to first home buyers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... administer and will impact the ability of fund trustees to invest contributions over the long term," ISA chief executive David Whiteley said. "Funds will need to maintain more liquid asset allocations to deal with unpredictable withdrawals. There is ...

Infrastructure receives $75 billion boost

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Hydroelectricity 2.0 scheme to provide increased storage capacity and transmission. Industry Super Australia chief executive David Whiteley said the new infrastructure spending does "not"quite [live] up to pre-Budget hype." But while industry super funds ...

Unconscionable super cross-selling will continue: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... on retail banks' product-based commissions and remuneration practices, Industry Super Australia chief executive David Whiteley said super should logically be subject to stronger protections than other financial products. "It is a tall order to ask staff ...

Associations not sold on PC draft report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... ignoring the elephant in the room, which is the dismal performance of sales-driven retail funds," ISA chief executive David Whiteley said. "Hundreds of billions of dollars in savings for millions of Australians are in underperforming and costly retail ...

Proactive group releases life insurance guidance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... industry, allowing insurers to better price their products, which will benefit consumers," ISA chief executive David Whiteley added. Separately, the Insurance in Superannuation Working Group - which features these industry representative bodies - recently ...

Turnbull putting industry fund governance back on the table

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... has consistently attacked the proposition to modify the structure of industry fund boards, with chief executive David Whiteley saying that "importing the finance sector norms to the boardroom will undermine the member-first culture that has been a hallmark ...

Industry funds lead Labor's super inquiry

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... Australians the superannuation payments they are legally entitled to. Industry Super Australia chief executive, David Whiteley, said: "It is disturbing that nearly one third of workers eligible for SG are being short-changed. "The implications are wider ...

PC to deliver Super 2.0: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... delivering a sustainable income in retirement for members," Garcia said. Industry Super Australia chief executive David Whiteley agreed, noting that focusing on making superannuation more competitive was not delivering on the "social policy" of the s ...

MySuper transition costing retail members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... fees incurred are substantial enough to call into question the motivations of retail funds, ISA chief executive David Whiteley said. "There is a major question as to whether trustees are fulfilling their legal duties to put the interests of members over ...

Super members should face "better off test"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... 40% increase in the big four bank's super switching market share, according to the report. ISA chief executive David Whiteley said: "The apparent flow of members from funds with better satisfaction and performance to inferior funds is not what we would ...