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Super and insurance inquiry necessary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
The Federal Government expanding the remit of the banking Royal Commission to include the insurance and superannuation sectors is strongly supported by the majority of readers polled in Financial Standard's weekly survey. More than 60% of respondents ...

Government superannuation bills will stand despite Royal Commission: O'Dwyer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
The inclusion of superannuation in the Royal Commission into banks and the broader financial services sector will not delay any proposed or announced policy initiatives on super, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer has confirmed. ...

Collective power: What's next for profit-to-member funds?

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
Industry super thought leaders have urged the sector to harness the power of the collective and collaborate more closely on problem solving to ensure longevity and continued member engagement. Speaking at the Mavis Robertson Plenary at the 2017 Conference ...

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 ...

Telstra Super appoints financial planning EGM

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
Telstra Super recently appointed an executive general manager to lead its financial planning team, signifying the corporate superannuation fund's ongoing commitment to advice services. Joining Telstra Super as its new financial planning EGM is Stephen ...

CSC announces three new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... Public Sector Union (CPSU) where he has provided industrial and legal advice since 2015. He has worked within the trade union movement since 2009, and was previously an executive at Australian Administrative Services as well as a market research interviewer ...

Super governance at top of APRA agenda

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... "Although it did not refer any specific matters to APRA, similar issues were identified by the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. We will therefore be reviewing more deeply - for a sample of funds across all industry segments ...

Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
With International Women's Day around the corner the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has renewed calls for the federal government to make gender inequality a priority. The ACTU's updated gender pay gap report shows 60% of women aged between ...

Choice of super fund won't always work: REST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
... decision. This was one of several views presented by REST Industry Super in its submission to the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption's discussion paper on options for law reform. In the submission signed by REST chair Ken Marshman ...