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Governor Glenn lets his jaw drop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens was in Tasmania letting it all rip at the same time that most of us were co-celebrating Dow 17K with our American brethrens on 'Independence Day' eve. On 3 July, Governor Glenn spoke before 'The ...

TWU defends mandatory TWU Super contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... agreements that do was less than the remaining 600, but could not provide an exact figure. Some agreements he said make no reference to superannuation. When asked whether his duty as a director of TWU Super was to maximise funds under management and ...

Third arrow, broken arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... sharply to a bigger-than-expected 4.2% in the year to April after soaring by a hefty 11.0% in the previous month.A For reference, retail spending declined by 3.7% in the year to April 1997 after jumping by 12.0% the month before. The good news is that ...

CBA apologies again, refutes reckless culture accusations

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... Senate report noted "with some concern that CFPL's breach reporting to ASIC continues to be deficient." It also made reference to the fact that "the eleventh hour revelation about inconsistencies in CBA's evidence before the committee (...), casts serious ...

Retail funds also guilty of 'Compare the Pair' vagueness

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... following a ruling by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) over use of the term 'average' in reference to super funds. Both BT Super for Life and ANZ Smart Choice Super have used the word 'average' in recent advertisements without ...

Bank ads confusing: research

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... said Evers. People's Choice stressed that ordinary consumers should not be overlooked by the FSI. "The FSI's terms of reference include meeting the needs of users and driving competition. One step in the right direction will be to mandate advertisements ...

FWC halts default super review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... because the hearing did not result in the removal of superannuation from modern awards. In its statement ISA did not make reference to the two orders. While the hearing was never likely to result in the removal of super from awards, the FSC has stated ...

FSC and ISA both claim Federal Court victory

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... because the hearing did not result in the removal of superannuation from modern awards. In its statement ISA did not make reference to the two orders. While the hearing was never likely to result in the removal of super from awards - the best outcome ...

FSC-ISA court clash to go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... to resolve any residual uncertainty regarding the constitution of the panel hearing matter AM2014/6." The latter is a reference to the upcoming Federal Court hearing. Allen wrote a letter of resignation to the governor-general last week, saying: "[T]he ...

SFGA top exec leaves following IOOF bid

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... an announcement with regards to Fox's move to the CBA on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), but made no direct reference to the proposed merger with IOOF. "On behalf of the board and the whole team at SFGA, I thank Linda for her efforts and I ...