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Industry fund recovers millions in lost super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
An industry superannuation fund recovered more than $5 million in lost super for members in the three months to September 2016. Vision Super reunited 236 of its members with lost super in the quarter and consolidated multiple accounts of 85 members ...

Industry funds lead Labor's super inquiry

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Industry superannuation funds are taking charge of the discussion around a new Senate inquiry aiming to address superannuation guarantee non-payments. Cbus and Industry Super Australia have released a report that suggests about 2.4 million or about ...

Banking inquiry becomes Royal Commission alternative

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
The Federal Opposition has established a Senate inquiry to investigate cases of wrongdoing in the banking and financial services industry. The Senate voted 40 to 25 in favour of establishing the inquiry, which will also examine existing legislative ...

Super 2.0 must deliver retirement certainty: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
The Financial Services Council has urged both sides of government to work together to ensure the superannuation system is fit for purpose for the next generation. Speaking at the FSC BT political breakfast held in Sydney, FSC chief executive Sally Loane ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
There is no shortage of commentary on the likely impact of a Clinton or Trump victory on global markets. Ahead of the election results announcement, Financial Standard selects some of the most quotable quotes and the latest insights affecting Australian ...

New chair for Supervised Investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Supervised Investments has appointed a former Senator as chair of the board. The Hon. Helen Coonan joins the fund manager with broad knowledge and experience in financial and professional services, energy and telecommunications. Coonan is a former Cabinet ...

O'Dwyer says life insurance back on the agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
After being stuck in what Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane described as "legislative limbo," the life insurance reforms are back on the agenda, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said. Speaking at the 2016 ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Senator John Williams said regardless of what Parliament ultimately looks like after a hotly-contested election, he will prioritise continuing the Senate Economics References Committee's life insurance industry investigation. Speaking to Financial Standard ...

Australian elections just gave uncertainty a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
"As a historian, I fear that Brexit could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also of western political civilization in its entirety." -Donald Tusk, President of the European Council I thought he went over the top and got carried ...

US Senate votes down adviser fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
The US Senate recently voted down the Department of Labor's administration rule for financial advisers that would have compelled them to act in their clients' best interests. The law was passed 65-41 meaning it fell well short of the two thirds majority ...