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Speakers confirmed for Family Office Forum

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... economic advisor to the California State Controller's Office and served as chair of State Controller John Chiang's Council of Economic Advisors. He will be joined by Thierry Malleret, the co-founding partner of The Monthly Barometer, who will give a ...

ISA appoints former cabinet minister to advisory role

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... year. Combet served as a Cabinet Minister in the former Federal Government and is a former Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. As principal adviser to the board of ISA, he will assist the organisation with its preparation for the Financial ...

LUCRF Super joins global calls to improve worker safety

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... with the goal of encouraging more companies to join the Accord. In 2011, LUCRF Super partnered with the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) to produce research papers into the labour standards and human rights policies of Australia's top 200 ...

REST appoints new director

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... practised extensively in superannuation and trust law. He is also a former member (and now emeritus member) of the Law Council of Australia Superannuation Committee. "We are very excited to welcome John to the REST Board. As a fund of almost 2 million ...

ACSI appoints Future Fund exec as new chief

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has appointed senior Future Fund executive Gordon Hagart to replace chief executive Ann Byrne who will retire from the role in October. Hagart is currently head of environmental, social and governance ...

Executive pay under spotlight in new ACSI guidelines

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has published new governance guidelines outlining how it will assess the behaviour and performance of public company directors. The updated guidelines, developed in consultation with ACSI member ...

Labor pledges five-year freeze on super tax

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... certainty that the rules won't change half way through the game." Under the proposals tabled by Labor, an independent Council of Superannuation Guardians will, every five years, consider possible changes to the superannuation taxation system then make ...

Industry funds 'treat us like dirt': COSBOA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
The Council of Small Business Australia (COSBOA) has welcomed the Government's decision to grant small businesses access to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT). COSBOA executive director Peter Strong said this would give small businesses a ...

Labor and Libs joust over small business super contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... submitting additional forms to Medicare." Cormann said the Coalition's proposal has received "strong support" from the Council of Small Business of Australia.

Investors warned off making extra super contributions

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... it and explain why I am totally wrong," Montgomery said. The government has recently announced plans to establish a Council of Superannuation Guardians. The council is aimed at depoliticising super and ensuring the system's sustainability and adequacy ...