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Retail MySuper transition too slow: ISA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... when a lower cost product is available," ISA chief executive David Whiteley said. Whiteley's comments indicate how the battle between industry funds and the retail sector has re-ignited as the retail sector, led by the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Super squabble beyond the joke: Taxpayers Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... superannuation is detrimental to members' interests, according to Taxpayers Australia. The not-for-profit advocacy group said the battle "would be amusing if the consequences weren't so great" and urged both sides of the superannuation industry to lower ...

FSC-ISA battle recommences over MySuper data

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
The release of the first set of MySuper data has fuelled the ongoing stoush between the retail and industry superannuation sectors. The Financial Services Council (FSC) claimed that the figures, released yesterday by the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

SEC bestow first whistleblowers awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... noted. "Individuals who perform internal audit, compliance, and legal functions for companies are on the front lines in the battle against fraud and corruption. They often are privy to the very kinds of specific, timely, and credible information that ...

Digital advice to jumpstart $5.6 trillion land grab

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... (86%). While the scope of the study is limited to views on financial institutions, it indicates that in the future, the battle lines will not be drawn between aligned and non-aligned financial advisers but rather between the dispensable advisers (those ...

US/EU v Russia's lose-lose is China's win-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... Cold War. Welcome back Bond, James Bond! And this brings me to China. While the US/EU and Russia are playing a lose-lose battle, the more they battle, the more China win-wins. I could almost hear China saying, "go ahead punks make my day!" It's already ...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank reaches agreement in Great Southern case

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
An agreement has been reached in the legal battle between Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and lenders who invested in Great Southern, with the borrowers admitting that their loans are valid. Around 8200 investors borrowed more than $550 million from the bank ...

What happened to the ISA-FSC accord?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... like.A And I think we can agree." But two snarling beasts stand in the way of such an agreement, guaranteeing a continued battle for some time to come: namely, FoFA, and modern awards. Industry funds such as those Whiteley represents rely heavily on ...

Citi develops white label banking for industry funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... self-managed super funds (SMSFs), Financial Standard can reveal. In what could prove a lifeline to industry funds in the battle to retain members, the service would allow members to combine their banking and superannuation in one place. This is something ...

Group risk premiums on the up: Rice Warner

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... than retail, it diminishes the 'higher cost' argument which has prevented more retail direct sales in the past. The new battle lines appear to have been drawn," he finished.