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Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... in awards? "It's old thinking to think that somehow it buttresses the rights of the working man or woman to have trade unions with legislated protection of one sort or another. The thing that will kill the unions ultimately is protection. What makes ...

Lift aged pension to 70: Productivity Commission

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... year old. Showing the timidity of Australian public policy that the PC report was trying to address, the government and unions have already rejected the report.

ISA appoints former cabinet minister to advisory role

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... served as a Cabinet Minister in the former Federal Government and is a former Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. As principal adviser to the board of ISA, he will assist the organisation with its preparation for the Financial Systems ...

Chifley Super to merge with Sunsuper

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... Super said a merger with Sunsuper is in the best interest of its 18,000 members. Chifley Super is owned and operated by Unions NSW under the sponsorship of the national office, greater NSW branch and Victorian branch of the Australian Workers Union and ...

Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... legislate that one third of super fund board members be independent. This is widely seen as an attempt to curb the power of unions on industry fund boards. Wheeler's comments, however, highlight the potential deterioration of boardroom culture that result. ...

Scam artists impersonate ASIC and MoneySmart

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... ASIC said the confidence tricksters are calling up from offshore telling unsuspecting consumers that their banks, credit unions, or building societies have overcharged them, and requesting their bank details. "We suspect this is a follow-up scam intended ...

Coalition signals super policy changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... funds, there were 112 directors in total, of which 8 were independent, and 48 union appointed directors. This means that the unions appointed 92% of the 52 spots theoretically available for member representatives," Fletcher said. He provided no corresponding ...

Free service may help advisers bypass FoFA costs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... better-than-usual rates of interest. Until now Curve's clients have included private and public companies, local governments, unions, managed funds and charities. With lowering interest rates and the introduction of FoFA, now was a good time to extend ...

Credit unions mount 'social' battle against banks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
The association representing credit unions and building societies is jumping on the election year to launch a new campaign designed to give bank customers a fairer deal. With the election only seven months away, industry body Abacus Australian Mutuals ...

APRA proposes more stringent liquidity reporting

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... the Net Stable Funding Ratio. APRA has also proposed minor amendment to the reports its currently receives from credit unions and building societies. Finally, standardised balance sheet maturity information that will allow APRA to better understand the ...

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