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Unconscionable super cross-selling will continue: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... mandatory savings system central to Australia's long-term economic and social prosperity," he said. Meanwhile the Finance Sector Union of Australia welcomed most of the recommendations, but said the review limited itself to examining the bottom three ...

Suncorp appoints non-executive director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... general and life insurance businesses across the UK, Europe and Asia, including senior executive roles at Aviva and Norwich Union. Other recent senior appointments to Suncorp include former Microsoft Australia managing director Pip Marlow to the position ...

Two-year road to Brexit begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... the promise she made in October last year, UK prime minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union formally setting in motion the two-year time limit for negotiations that will see the United Kingdom (UK) withdraw from the ...

Collective power: What's next for profit-to-member funds?

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
Industry super thought leaders have urged the sector to harness the power of the collective and collaborate more closely on problem solving to ensure longevity and continued member engagement. Speaking at the Mavis Robertson Plenary at the 2017 Conference ...

CBA reviews part-time staff earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... over the past eight years to determine if any are owed unpaid superannuation entitlements. Last week the Finance Sector Union claimed CBA failed to pay part-time staff members the full 9.5% superannuation guarantee entitlements since 2009, saying those ...

CBA caught out on unpaid super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
CBA could be forced to back pay millions in unpaid superannuation to at least 7000 employees. The Finance Sector Union of Australia has revealed the bank has failed to pay part-time staff members their full 9.5% superannuation guarantee entitlements ...

Buying American

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... at December, the US remains in deficit relative to its major trading partners: China (US$27.8 billion deficit); European Union (US$12.3 billion deficit); Japan (US$6.5 billion deficit); Mexico (US$4.4 billion deficit) and Canada (US$2.2 billion defic ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... commodity-exporting economies, particularly China; the consequences stemming from the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union (EU) and their effects; prospects regarding the European debt problem, including the financial sector; and geopolitical ...

Equip eyes merger with Rio Tinto plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... benefits and financial advice for employers and their employees," Fairley said. Fairley said that key considerations for the union were complementary fund cultures, a common fund administrator and a shared custodian. It would also provide Equip's national ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
"Not partial membership of the European Union, associate membership of the European Union, or anything that leaves us half-in, half-out. We do not seek to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries. We do not seek to hold on to bits of membership ...