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Should super have its own regulator?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... source of investment opportunity. Cooper also suggested that the Son of Wallis inquiry be conducted by the Productivity Commission, rather than by a specially-created body. Referring to his experience heading up the Cooper Review, he said: "[The Productivity ...

Infrastructure key in battle against SMSF exodus

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... capital that is super to invest in infrastructure; and one of the barriers is liquidity." However, he said a Productivity Commission inquiry into the costs of infrastructure announced by the government on 13 November will hopefully act as a catalyst ...

Aged care services under funded and set to worsen

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... Australian Unity group executive of Retirement Living Services Derek McMillan said. McMillan quoted a Productivity Commission inquiry on aged care that found that the sector is 30% under funded. He added that 366 people will be turning 75 years old every ...

Allianz appoints COO

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... Rehabilitation and Compensation at the Victorian WorkCover Authority and a first assistant commissioner at the Productivity Commission. Allianz's current chief operating officer Garry Townsend has announced his intention to retire on December 31 after ...

New chair at Australian Ethical

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Chairman of the Industry Commission (now the Productivity Commission). Incoming Chairman Steve Gibbs commented: "I welcome the appointment of Mara and Tony. They are both highly credentialed ...

AFA: Productivity Commission caves in to Shorten's pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
The Productivity Commission has succumbed to Shorten's pressure and let all Australian workers down, according to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). The Productivity Commission's (PC) final report into default superannuation arrangements ...

PC hands down final default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The Productivity Commission has handed down its report into default superannuation arrangements, coming down largely in favour of the status quo but supplemented with improvements to the selection process and competition between funds. Its core recommendation ...

Shorten reins in employer involvement in default super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has been accused of 'gazumping' the Productivity Commission inquiry into default super by moving to head off options that would give employers more choice in fund selection. The Minister yesterday pointed ...

Legal challenges face default super inquiry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... against the Commonwealth. The Law Council of Australia issued the warning at public hearings held by the Productivity Commission (PC) last week. Minter Ellison partner Maged Girgis, who spoke at the hearing on behalf of the Council, told Financial Standard ...

MySuper outside government scope

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... superannuation industry had become more uniform, with different sections coming together. Also on the panel was Productivity Commission representative Mike Woods, who said that the independent government agency was conscious that the superannuation system ...