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FSC-ISA battle recommences over MySuper data

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... caution 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 ...

APRA confirms MySuper non-confidentiality rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... focus on superannuation fees in particular, fund members need this data to make informed decisions." Industry Super Australia chief executive David Whiteley also praised the move, saying: "A key component of APRA's regulatory oversight is the collection ...

Advisers must attend ethics classes, say ISA and AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... a 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 ...

SG freeze to hit young and low income earners hardest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... cost young people tens of thousands of dollars in retirement savings, according to figures released by Industry Super Australia. A 25-year-old on $40,000 a year will miss out on $18,796 worth of retirement savings. Someone the same age earning $60,000 ...

SG frozen till 2021, industry 'dismayed'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... could exacerbate the nation's low savings rate and that costs will be passed on to future generations." Industry Super Australia said it was "dismayed" at the "short-sighted deal", while the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia said it was ...

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 ...

Impartiality of FWC Expert Panel challenged again

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... the FSC challenged the constitution of the Expert Panel on superannuation in the Federal Court, with Industry Super Australia as first respondent. It's challenge was upheld by the court, and the three-yearly review of default superannuation funds was ...

FoFA legislative changes pass in the House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... something 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 ...

Government tables FoFA bill in House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... that they [the Coalition] have done with Clive Palmer to back the big banks over consumers." "Choice, Industry Super Australia, ASIC and the Government's own hand-picked chair of the Financial Systems Inquiry, David Murray, have all criticised the current ...

Cap market efficiency plummets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
Reinforcing why the government initiated the Financial System Inquiry, economic research by Industry Super Australia has revealed that the financial services sector is becoming less efficient at raising capital. The cause of the problem, according to ...