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Showing 181 - 190 of 2023 results for "Industry super"

Super fund disclosure rules finalised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... Subsequently, Bragg lampooned assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones as the minister for industry super. "He may as well swear allegiance to the unions and super funds," he added. Now, having heard the concerns raised during ...

Casey Thompson joins First Super board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... management, along with her advocacy for the rights of workers, makes her a great fit for this role," Watson said. As an industry super fund, First Super is governed by a board with an equal number of employer and employee representatives, as well as ...

Legalsuper launches new member portal

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
The industry super fund has teamed up with Link Group to create a new cloud-based online portal, using real-time data to connect with members. The MemberAccess platform delivers on legalsuper's commitment to provide members with "the best online ...

A strong super system cushions the economy: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
An Industry Super Australia (ISA) report has called the pool of national savings created by the super system a key strength of the Australian economy and the envy of the world. According to the report, in periods of economic uncertainty and market volatility ...

Will big super's unlisted investments amplify retirement savings?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said that industry super funds' exposure to unlisted assets could lead to its members having more than $130,000 extra at retirement. Today, industry funds have investments of over $1 trillion, including more than ...

NGS Super chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
Laura Wright has retired from NGS Super, with an acting chief executive now in charge. Wright's retirement follows 35 years in industry superannuation and 14 years with NGS Super, the last four as chief executive. In the early 1990s, she also served ...

Treasurer responds to dour inflation, growth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... opportunity to do much in super, especially as they were no longer caught up in a "ridiculous ideological war on industry super." "We created super, we're proud of it, it's not perfect, there are ways to improve it," he clarified.

Hostplus appoints business growth, acquisition lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... he spent seven years at LUCRF Super as general manager of marketing and member services. In 2006, he worked at Industry Super Australia as a joint marketing campaign steering committee member. Before joining the superannuation sector, Sammartino worked ...

Draft changes to super disclosure rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... according to Jones' statement. In response to the announcement, Senator Andrew Bragg said: "The minister for industry super Stephen Jones released draft regulation to hide super fund political donations and their payments to unions." "He may as well ...

JANA wins Spirit Super mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
The industry superannuation fund has selected JANA as its new asset consultant. The appointment, which came into effect on July 1, sees JANA replace long-term partner Whitehelm Capita l which was acquired by German manager PATRIZIA last year. Commenting ...