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Retail MySuper transition too slow: ISA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... sorely lacking in competition," FSC director of policy Andrew Bragg said yesterday in a statement. "It is untenable for union officials and employer organisations to use their positions as directors of industry superannuation funds to lock anyone into ...

Prime Super appoints fourth independent director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... aged care industries." Unlike most industry super funds, Prime Super has a majority of independent directors, with only one union (Australian Workers' Union) and one employer nominated (National Farmers' Federation) director. "There is a growing push ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... and in Paris the CAC 40 jumped 1.89 per cent to 4,208.42 points. The gains erased losses posted Tuesday after the European Union slashed its economic forecasts for the eurozone. But equity markets brushed off news of sliding retail sales across the eurozone ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... exports slowed and imports remained flat from the previous month. LONDON - European markets fell sharply after the European Union slashed its economic forecasts for the eurozone, while the energy sector sank on plunging oil prices. London's FTSE 100 ...

Cbus employees accused of perjury

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... the fund's culture has been strongly criticised in a submission by the council assisting the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. In his submission, council assisting Jeremy Stoljar, SC, argued that Maria Butera and Lisa Zanatta ...

Cbus sacks alleged leaker, plans governance review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... The Cbus employee allegedly responsible for leaking member information to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has been sacked, according to Cbus chief executive David Atkin. Appearing at a hearing for the Royal Commission into ...

ISA proposes new restrictions on retail super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
Retail funds should be banned from providing default super to employers who bank with them, according to Industry Super Australia (ISA) chief executive David Whiteley. He also argued they should also be banned from paying shareholder dividends until ...

Damien Mu elected to FSC board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... insurance and claims services at Superpartners. He has also worked in the Retail Master Trust sector at Colonial and Norwich Union. FSC chairman Greg Cooper said of Mu's election: "With more than 17 years' experience in the Australian financial services ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... cent) to 1,985.54, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index lost 16.6 (0.36 per cent) at 4,575.21. The US and European Union unveiled new sanctions on Russian banking and energy companies, a plan that was immediately attacked by Russian President Vladimir ...

Institutions' bid to raise adviser education not genuine: FSU

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... advisers is not a genuine attempt by licensees to improve integrity and transparency in the industry, the Financial Services Union (FSU) said. The FSU said that "it would appear at a surface view these changes have been brought about to address the current ...