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Frydenberg slams modern awards as poorly-conceived

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... whether existing protections against funds or related parties offering inducements, or inappropriately influencing an employer's choice of fund through the threat of industrial disputation, are sufficient. Frydenberg said the government remained committed ...

Cbus moves insurance to TAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
Industry superannuation fund Cbus will move its group life insurance to TAL Life in November, ending its previous partnership with Hannover Life Re of Australasia. The move will deliver no premium increase to members, which is a significant agreement ...

Super board changes ignore past lessons: Bowen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... of the other directors. It is not a third/third/third model - it is a third independent and the rest is open slather. "Employer representatives could, for example, be removed entirely from a super fund board." He added funds regulated by the Australian ...

UniSuper appoints legal specialists

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... member for Wesley Mission. Also joining UniSuper is Kate Humphries as head of risk and legal services for advice and employer relations. Humphries has held a range of operational and compliance roles with dealers and financial advisers including Zurich ...

Older workers are the future

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
There is a huge opportunity for the financial services sector to seize on the opportunity posed by the country's ageing demographics story, according to Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll. The Member for Oxley highlighted ...

Equip appoints digital specialist to board

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
Equip has appointed an executive with experience leading digital media and marketing ventures as its new member director. Pippa Leary started in the role on 17 July 2015. She is also chief executive officer of digital advertising company Apex Premium ...

Pay rises better at non-aligned firms

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Advisers at independent firms received better pay rises in the last financial year than those at institutionally aligned groups, according to the latest remuneration survey from industry consultancy The Dawson Partnership. While salaried financial planners ...

SMSF Association launches accreditation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
The SMSF Association has launched an accreditation program for financial services workers willing to know the basics of self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The SMSF Practitioner (SSP) program is a practical, foundation-based SMSF designation aimed at ...

Power in super advertising

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... is, typically, not a directly purchased product. It is typically either 'sold' or acquired by default when you join an employer. A lot of the advertising we see today in the superannuation space is about brand recognition and loyalty," Stevenson said. ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
The biggest industry moves this week are Cbus' appointment of an executive manager of employer experience and a new senior consultant at Towers Watson. Cbus appoints new executive manager - Jarrod Coysh, who was most recently with Westpac, joins the ...