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Default fund listings unnecessary: FSC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
The FSC has told a Productivity Commission hearing that the continuation of default fund listings in awards is not necessary following the introduction of MySuper. Speaking in Sydney this morning, Financial Services Council (FSC) chief John Brogden ...

ISN releases super returns persistency report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... performing fund in one period is likely to be a poorly performing fund in a subsequent period." Linden said the Productivity Commission should recognise these findings of persistency as it finalises what is expected to be a formal criteria that MySuper ...

Wins and losses in PC default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
The Productivity Commission has handed down its draft report on default superannuation funds, and while its recommendations were predictable, they represent big wins and yet severe threats for both sides of the industry. The inquiry was called in 2009 ...

NIIS development on track

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
The advisory group established by the government following the Productivity Commission's inquiry into a National Disability and Insurance Scheme has endorsed the Gillard government' policy approach. "The Advisory Group's work on the issues associated ...

Retirement funding needs aged care inclusion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... Ageing commented last week on the price of accommodation bonds to secure a nursing home bed, referring to Productivity Commission findings that reflected an "industry in crisis." "For many older Australians, the price they pay to enter care is based ...

Super contributions break through $1 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... paltry 7% for industry funds. Regardless the specifics of the upcoming MySuper and FOFA legislation and Productivity Commission reviews into employer default funds, the real battle lines will consequently be over how effective industry funds will be ...

Default super inquiry receives positive response

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... broadly welcomed within the industry. Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten revealed on Friday that the Productivity Commission inquiry would start early next month and take up to eight months. Its purpose is to develop "transparent and objective" ...

Manufacturing's Gerry Harvey moment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... who were buying online, all the campaign did was promote how good the online bargains were and trigger a Productivity Commission review that embarrassed the retail sector. It was not the reaction retailers were expecting and they've been playing catch-up ...

Investors eye aged care infrastructure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... circling the aged care infrastructure industry after this weeks final report on the aged care sector from the Productivity Commission gave way to mergers and acquisitions opportunities for domestic and foreign investment. Currently investment in modern ...

PC disability insurance final report released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
The Productivity Commission (PC) has released its final report into the Disability Care and Support review and re-affirmed its recommendations that the government should establish fully-funded social insurance schemes to commence in 2015. While not ...