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Super returns dip in September quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... However, things picked up again in October, with returns of 4.43%. Soon after the release of the data, Industry Super Australia (ISA) calculated that industry superannuation funds had returned a median of 1.51% for the quarter, while retail funds had ...

Retail MySuper transition too slow: ISA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... last month by the regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), commissioned by Industry Super Australia (ISA), found that MySuper account balances represent only 44% of the estimated total of default option account balances in workplace ...

ISA proposes new restrictions on retail super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... funds should be banned from providing default super to employers who bank with them, according to Industry Super Australia (ISA) chief executive David Whiteley. He also argued they should also be banned from paying shareholder dividends until they have ...

FSC-ISA battle recommences over MySuper data

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... in drawing conclusions based on this interim performance data, which covers just four quarters." Industry Super Australia (ISA) used the figures to highlight that retail funds have not shifted the majority of their default members into MySuper accounts. ...

Ray White to launch financial advice dealership

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... dealership Wealth Market. Describing the business as "a financial planning dealership that aims to change the way financial advice isA perceived by everyday Australians", Ray White will use its real estate and mortgage broking business (Loan Market) ...

Advisers must attend ethics classes, say ISA and AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... joint submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (PJC), Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) argued for the introduction of a national exam for new and ...

SG freeze to hit young and low income earners hardest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... $30,000 a year will miss out $20,364 in retirement savings, while a 30-year-old earning the same amount will lose $17,015. ISA chief executive David Whiteley said the social contract between Australians and their government was at "risk of fraying." ...

SG frozen till 2021, industry 'dismayed'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... "highly concerned about the impact that further delaying" the SG would have. AustralianSuper, which usually leaves industry body ISA to make statements on regulatory matters, also issued a release, with chief executive Ian Silk saying: "The implementation ...

ISA targets 'sales incentives' in new ad campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has pulled no punches in its latest multi-platform advertising campaign which emphasises the controversial sales culture within banks. The ads will be released today across television, print, digital and outdoor sites ...

FoFA legislative changes pass in the House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... through the Senate and are now bringing this complex and already out-of-date bill into this House." Industry Super Australia (ISA) chief executive David Whiteley said: "the wind-back of the FOFA laws contains a lot of fine-print. The blunt reality is ...