Super governance Bill passes amid cries of favouritismBY BEN COLLINS, MELANIE TIMBRELL | THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012 11:30AMThe Federal opposition argues that a scale test on superannuation fund trustees inappropriately favours industry super funds. |
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Fiona Mann
HEAD OF LISTED EQUITIES AND ESG
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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.
I wonder how many years it will actually take before a politician truly understands the structure of industry funds? They are not "union dominated" in fact most (if not all) adopt the equal representation model which has an equal number of employer represenatives on the Boards. Unions have no "control" as such, and never will.