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FSC will take FWC to Federal Court

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... action against the Fair Work Commission (FWC) after it rejected the FSC's request for a hearing on the validity of the expert panel. FSC chief executive John Brogden said he would apply for "an urgent hearing in the Federal Court," on the grounds that ...

Legal action on cards as FWC denies FSC requests

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... Work Commission (FWC) has rejected the Financial Services Council's (FSC) call for a hearing on the validity of the expert panel as well as its request for a one week extension on MySuper applications. In response to this decision, the FSC restated that ...

FSC and ISA clash over super and awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
The Financial Services Council's (FSC) request to review the constitution of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) expert panel on super and awards has met with opposition from Industry Super Australia (ISA). The FSC questioned the validity of the FWC expert ...

Hillross awards advisers amid AMP restructure

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... Financial Planner qualification and advisory firms across the Hillross network. The winners are determined by an expert panel of industry representatives, including Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall and AMP's chief customer ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... from a list of up to 15. The Government is considering removing a merit-based filter undertaken by an independent expert panel within Fair Work Australia to require employers to select from any of an estimated 100 MySuper funds. "Few employers will have ...

AFA: Productivity Commission caves in to Shorten's pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... superannuation industry to have confidence in FWA because there is a widely held view that FWA lacks independence. "The expert panel will be dominated by FWA, it will be chaired by the FWA President and FWA will appoint the part time members. How can ...

Shorten reins in employer involvement in default super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... The Government is supporting the selection of default funds for inclusion in modern awards to be undertaken by the expert panel within Fair Work Australia (FWA) and rejects the right to unilateral employer choice of fund outside an award. The submission ...

Legal challenges face default super inquiry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... awards. Under option three, Fair Work Australia would apply the criteria, where option four would see this done by an expert panel, whose recommendations would then be adopted by Fair Work Australia. Girgis says these options would therefore take regulated ...

No role for FWA in choosing default funds: CSSA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... Alliance has endorsed option 4 of the Productivity Commission's default super fund inquiry, namely that an independent expert panel and not Fair Work Australia should make default fund listing decisions. Gareth Hall, CSSA treasurer, said that if option ...

Equipsuper unveils fin plng campaign

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... adviser for the first time," he said. TV presenter Kim Watkins hosted the forum last week. The forum also featured an expert panel including Equipsuper Financial Planning's Camille Giles, Equipsuper chief executive, Danielle Press, and other guests. ...