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ISA and FSC clash over super in awards debate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
... awards - or all of them - has to mount 122 applications." Each application is a two stage process. Codina said that the Fair Work Commission - which oversees the application process - is "not in a position to make those assessments", a point which he ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... to 15. The Government is considering removing a merit-based filter undertaken by an independent expert panel within Fair Work Australia to require employers to select from any of an estimated 100 MySuper funds. "Few employers will have the time or expertise ...

Fair Work confirms MySuper awards regime

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013

Super in-house investment no threat to fund managers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... to get flak from the board. Then you're looking to terminate people, which is very, very difficult in Australia with Fair Work." Terminating a fund manager, however, is very easy. Secondly, in the case that the fund performance is neutral - "Well, you've ...

AustSuper's executive restructure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
AustralianSuper in its 2013 annual report has announced the completion of a corporate restructure, creating six core divisions that will report to long-time chief executive Ian Silk. These are Investments headed by Mark Delaney; Strategy, People and ...

AIST employee to take legal action over workplace dispute

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
The Fair Work Commission gave the green light for an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) employee to take legal action against the industry body after she claimed to have been constructively dismissed. IT systems administrator Hanina ...

CSSA calls out default fund selection

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Major superannuation funds may be forced to close thanks to the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012, said Douglas Latto, Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) president. The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) has made a submission to the Standing ...

AFA: Productivity Commission caves in to Shorten's pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... high expectations only to let everyone, especially Australian workers, down," he added. The PC has recommended that a Fair Work Australia (FWA) panel be put in place to decide the appointment of default funds and it argues that this option would be cheaper ...

PC hands down final default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... supplemented with improvements to the selection process and competition between funds. Its core recommendation is that a Fair Work Australia (FWA) panel be put in place to decide the appointment of default funds, albeit it's a step that could add a layer ...

Shorten reins in employer involvement in default super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... supporting the selection of default funds for inclusion in modern awards to be undertaken by the expert panel within Fair Work Australia (FWA) and rejects the right to unilateral employer choice of fund outside an award. The submission affirms this option ...