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Current super objective "un-Australian"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... It is far too important to be left purely for politicians to decide, with limited public involvement. "It is un-Australian for today's politicians to settle on an inadequate objective for super that restricts its purpose to merely substituting or supplementing ...

First Super names new co-chair

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
Industry super fund First Super has appointed a new co-chair. Stepping in to the new role is Lisa Marty. She has been a director on First Super's board for four years and was previously a chief executive of the Victorian Association of Forestry Industries. ...

Super board quality compromised over pay rates

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
The level of superannuation fund board members salaries is reducing effectiveness according to law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth chief executive John Denton. Speaking as part of a panel at The Economist Bellwether 2013 Australian Forum in Sydney this ...

Economy 'not running out of puff': Wayne Swan

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
Former Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan has reassured Australians that the economy is 'not running out of puff' with the construction and services sectors well poised to replace the mining sector as drivers of economic growth. In his first ...

Govt sharpens knife with Swiss tax treaty

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
The government is set an updated tax treaty with Switzerland for the first time since 1980. Federal Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury said the revised treaty would "strengthen administrative assistance between Australian and Swiss revenue authorities ...

Former NSW Treasury deputy secretary to head RBF-Tas

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
RBF-Tasmania has appointed former NSW Treasury deputy secretary, Philip Mussared, as its new chief executive. He replaces Simon Gillies who has led the fund for the past five years. Mussared spent the past four years in NSW Treasury, and prior to that ...

Timbercorp growers favour consortium

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
Timbercorp growers are welcoming talks with a recently formed consortium - TCGrowers - which is looking to buy the embattled agricultural group's forestry assets. According to an update yesterday on the TCGrowers website, the group had received very ...

Timbercorp buy passes sole purpose test

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
The $1.5 billion First Super, which last week entered a consortium to snap up collapsed Timbercorp's forestry assets, will not be in breach of the sole purpose test if the deal was to be finalised, said a superannuation expert. Michael Vrisakis, partner ...

First Super mulls Timbercorp rescue

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
First Super, the $1.5 billion industry super fund for the furniture, pulp, paper and timber industries, has entered a consortium with South Australia-based Penola Pulp Mill and the management of Timbercorp Forestry to discuss the acquisition of Timbercorp's ...

Rev mortgages new sales down 10pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... remained almost 50 per cent higher than in 2005, indicating there is still an increasing demand trend among senior Australian for flexible alternative to releasing equity in their home in retirement." Lump sum payments remain the most popular form of ...