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Government shelves ASIC register sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... always controversial. In August this year, the Tax Justice Network - comprising unions and associations such as the National Union of Workers, Australian Services Union, Caritas Australia and GetUp! - sent a joint letter to Treasurer Scott Morrison suggesting ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... more by rising oil prices). Brexit It remains a major risk as negotiations between Britain and the rest of the European Union continues. One that could be complicated (or helped) by changes in government policy dynamics - depending on the results of ...

Turnbull putting industry fund governance back on the table

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... didn't refer to it directly, his comments appeared to reference the ongoing debate regarding the proposed one-third non-union board representation rule for industry funds. This became clear given his wider condemnation of Labor's opposition to the establishment ...

Bank inquiry recommends breaking big four oligopoly

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... noting that: "a customer in a dispute with a major bank would need to approach the FOS; a customer in a dispute with a credit union would need to approach either the FOS or the CIO, depending on which scheme the credit union was a member of; and a customer ...

FPA and AFA merger unlikely: De Gori

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... solution to everyone's proposed issues and could, in fact, spawn another association made up of members that object to a union," said De Gori. De Gori said that a merger is not something that is on the cards, nor an idea that has been tabled in his first ...

Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... to the next election as policy." O'Dwyer, the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, used an example from the Trade Union Royal Commission to highlight her governance point. "The Assistant State Secretary of the Transport Workers Union was paid ...

Infrastructure investment at risk from default super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
Industry Super Australia deputy chair John Brumby says changing the default superannuation system would pose threats to super fund inflows and lessen the opportunity to invest in nation building infrastructure. Speaking at The Superannuation Opportunity ...

First client for Rubik Model Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
Rubik has signed the first client to its new model bank. The fintech has localised Temenos' 'front-to-back' technology to develop Rubik Model Bank, a digital banking platform designed for Australian credit unions, mutual and other ADI's. Rubik chief ...

Trump and Brexit comes back to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... have power under the Crown's prerogative to give notice pursuant to Article 50 for the UK to withdraw from the European Union." Brexit cannot proceed without approval from Parliament. Is this a case of "over-democracy"? The majority of the people voted ...

AustralianSuper and IFM seek energy asset

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... said. Although details of the proposal remain confidential it has already received opposition from the Electrical Trades Union. The union believes the privatisation would lead to higher prices, cuts to services and job losses. ETU secretary Steve Butler ...