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Paying women more super not the answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Senator Jenny McAllister believes many people don't feel comfortable with the idea of paying women more superannuation as a government response to fix the gender retirement savings gap. McAllister, who chairs the Senate enquiry in to economic security ...

Super governance saga continues

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... require trustee to publish their board composition, including the level of independence, and explain why. ASFA also supports Senator Ricky Muir's amendment that would see the equal member and employer board representation model retained. However ASFA ...

Governance bill loses Senators' support

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... that governance arrangements for all super funds are dealt with by industry codes," Garcia said. Last week crossbench Senator Ricky Muir told of his concerns over the proposed legislation and was looking at an alternative deal that would keep the equal ...

Super fund governance bill enters final debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... third independent directors on APRA-regulated super fund boards. The bill could see one last amendment from crossbench senator Ricky Muir that would aim to keep the equal representative board model in legislation. Muir told parliament last week that ...

Senate to investigate white-collar crime

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... Murray to strengthen the system. The Senate voted yesterday in favour of a Greens motion to establish the inquiry. Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said that "the current system of white-collar crime penalties in Australia is not providing the deterrence ...

Labor opposes super trustee governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... Regulation Authority (APRA) to have at least one third independent directors, and appoint an independent chair. Liberal senator Sean Edwards chaired the Senate Economics Legislation Committee and prepared the final report. "The committee is of the view ...

ASIC grilled on whistleblower compensation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). At the latest Senate Economics Committee hearing, Nationals' Senator John Williams asked: "I think our treatment of whistleblowers is disgraceful. I have seen the effects on a couple of whistleblowers ...

CBA whistleblower flags unfair compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... "lacks integrity" and "is very opaque to outsiders." "The bank is trying lower the cost of its compensation," he added. Senator Sam Dastyari commented that "the Australian Senate was given assurances that this program was about putting the victims first ...

Labor questions APRA independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
The independence and role of Australia's financial regulator is under the spotlight after one of its senior officials briefed crossbench senators on proposed superannuation trustee legislation. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member ...

Senate inquiry into gender retirement income gap launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
Issues around Australia's gender retirement income gap are expected to be reviewed by March next year after the Senate was instructed to conduct an inquiry yesterday. A cross-party motion by Senators Jenny McAllister (Labor), Sean Edwards (Liberal) ...