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Axe super for low-income earners: Senator

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... his first speech to the Senate, new Liberal Senator for New South Wales Andrew Bragg said compulsory super had "made the unions, banks and insurers richer than ever", and questioned the system's efficiency; in light of a population of around 25 million ...

Industry veterans recognised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... AUSTRAC. AustralianSuper alternate director Nixon Apple was recognised for service to the superannuation sector and to trade unions. SuperFriend founder Helen Hewett was awarded the Order of Australia as part of the honours. Prior to founding SuperFriend ...

Minimum wage rises by 3%

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... dependent workers an extra $21.60 per week from July 1 fell well short of the $43 per week the Australian Council of Trade Unions lobbied for but was also more than the 2% business groups wanted," Carnell said. "Australia already has one of the highest ...

Industry fund adds board directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... Robert Potter was appointed as a member representative director for CareSuper. He was nominated by the Australian Services Unions where he is assistant national secretary for the industrial team. Potter has 20 years' experience as an industrial advocate ...

HESTA appoints new director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... a new director. Sophie Ismail was appointed to the HESTA board this month, representing the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). Ismail will replace Michael Borowick, who recently left the ACTU after eight years, on the fund's board,. Ismail was ...

Unions have right to express views: Combet

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... only what is in members' interest get through a superannuation trustee board. Last week, Australian Council of Trade Unions president Michele O'Neil urged unions to leverage their workers' money in the superannuation system to negotiate better ...

Cbus director wins trustee award

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... is the only new director to join the board. McLennan was previously the general secretary of the Queensland Council of Unions. David Smith, Naomi Edwards, Louise du Pre-Alba and Suzette Thurman were all re-elected. AIST President, Catherine Bolger welcomed ...

COBA appoints former ASIC executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... executive general manager Phil Khoury to review the code which outlined the conduct and standards that must be met by credit unions, mutual banks and building societies. Khoury served at ASIC from 1991 to 1999 before moving into the consulting space. ...

Productivity Commission report puts banks first: ACTU

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
The Australian Council of Trade Unions said removing superannuation from industrial relations is "completely unacceptable" In a media release on Thursday the ACTU called out the final report's recommendation to install a best-in-show list of superannuation ...

Industry Super Australia chair steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
Former Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary and former Federal Government minister Greg Combet will become the new chair of Industry Super Australia today. Combet will replace Peter Collins in the top role as the latter steps down to fulfil ...