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FSS responds to Privacy Commissioner's Report

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... last year, when a member was able to download the details of nearly 600 other members. Patrick Webster, First State Super (FSS) member, ex-NSW police employee and IT security specialist emailed FSS administrator, Pillar, on September 22 last year and ...

FSS security breach strikes industry chord

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
Superannuation security is in the spotlight after the First State Super breach but major industry figures believe it is the perfect warning to other super funds of the dangers and the attraction of the super industry to potential hackers. Pauline Vamos ...

First State Super chief handles furore over tech security

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... system, with the two parties to instead resolve any issues together. Michael Dwyer, chief executive of First State Super (FSS), told Financial Standard the super fund will not be continuing its legal case against Patrick Webster. "We have made an offer ...

First State Super and Health Super merger official

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... between Health Super and First State Super, creating a $30 billion fund with more than 770,000 members. First State Super (FSS) said the merger has created Australia's third largest super fund. From Health Super's perspective, the combined fund will ...

FSS and Health Super merger on track

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
First State Super and Health Super are on track to finalise their merger by June 30, creating one of the largest superannuation funds in Australia. Michael Dwyer, chief executive of First State Super, said the merger was progressing smoothly with 19 ...

Swan approves AMP/AXA merger

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
Deputy prime minister and Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has approved of the proposed takeover of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings by AMP. Swan said he was satisfied the AMP acquisition of AXA APH was is in the national interest. The approval is, however, subject ...

VicSuper and FSS win AIST scholarships

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
Peter Lunt, executive manager investments at VicSuper and Cristina Cifuentes, trustee director of First State Super, have been named the winners of the 2009 AIST Educational Scholarships. The scholarships - valued at $10,000 each and sponsored by Tyndall ...

IUS wins FSS mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... general manager IUS life Phil Collins, this is the first time covers will be provided to the ambulance officers sector within FSS. It is also an open ended contract that will be reviewed from time to time. In addition to providing these benefits, IUS ...

Aussie super funds lead pension growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... 300 pension funds, the figure has doubled in a year. State Super, Future Fund, Australian Super, UniSuper, Qsuper, PSS/CSS, FSS-NSW, REST, Hesta, Construction & Building Super and Telstra Super all made the top 300 list totalling $266 billion in funds ...

Pre-retirees map out uncertain future: FSS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
Almost one-third of Australians are planning to ease themselves into retirement through part-time work, according to a First State Super survey. Michael Dwyer, chief executive of First State Super, said discovering how their members intended to approach ...