New centre to lead advocacy for super fund membersBY LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013 12:35PMA new consumer centre designed to champion the rights of super fund members will be unveiled in July and if the founding committee gets it right, the centre could help Australians add at least $4 billion more to their retirement kitty. |
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Fiona Mann
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BRIGHTER SUPER
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Brighter Super head of listed equities and ESG Fiona Mann was shaped by a childhood steeped in military-like discipline and global nomadism. Andrew McKean writes.
She insisted the balance between industry and government funding will result in an independent organisation."
Of course it will. What a load of rubbish.
It will just be another call centre where advice is given but people told "this is not advice but..."
Can't wait to hear how they intend delivering statements of advice...
As for Shorten committing $10m to the centre for the next 3 years, unless he's writing a personal cheque, that cheque will never be signed by him...!!