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Hockey slams Labor super tax proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... industry associations have responded more favourably to Labor's proposal. While not explicitly endorsing it, Industry Super Australia said in a statement that it "responds to the need to put super tax concessions on a fairer and more sustainable footing" ...

Industry responds to Grattan report

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
Industry Super Australia and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have responded to the latest Grattan report on superannuation fees. In a statement, ISA chief executive David Whiteley said the report served as further evidence of bank-owned ...

Industry, government respond to Trowbridge report

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... advice and are covered for their most valuable assets - their lives and their quality of life." Meanwhile, Industry Super Australia - representing what Trowbridge described at the 2015 FSC Life Insurance Conference as one of the "extreme" ends of the ...

Bank super incentives 'unlawful': ISA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... incentives to switch their employee default super scheme could be breaking the law. That's according to Industry Super Australia (ISA), the body representing 15 industry super funds, which has sought legal advice on the subject from Sydney-based firm ...

Hockey contemplates first home buyer access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... purposes is likely to dramatically reduce people's final benefits," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. Industry Super Australia (ISA) chief executive David Whiteley noted that "such proposals are completely at odds with the objective of encouraging ...

IGR proves current welfare level is unsustainable: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... systems.A Over time, this should reduce the proportion of people receiving an age pension from 70% today." Industry Super Australia (ISA) director of policy Zachary May said that "our prosperity will rely on the country's ability to produce more with ...

Law should stop banks "bundling" super: ISA

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has denounced banks offering employers incentives to "bundle" super with business banking and insurance services. In some cases, ISA's statement said, these incentives have included discounts on insurance products and ...

Life insurance commissions must remain an option: AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... has set the discussion up over adviser remuneration in life insurance advice. Following criticism by Industry Super Australia (ISA) over the fact that the working group's interim report did not contemplate a complete ban on commissions, Anderson said ...

Consumers need super default safety net: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... protection of a default superannuation fund safety net despite calls for deregulation to increase competition, Industry Super Australia (ISA) said. The body representing some industry super funds argued that efforts to deploy competitive market forces ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... reach a new low, culminating in a Federal Court clash between the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) in June. The court case was over the role of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) in selecting default super funds for modern ...