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Industry funds 'treat us like dirt': COSBOA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... Australia (COSBOA) has welcomed the Government's decision to grant small businesses access to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT). COSBOA executive director Peter Strong said this would give small businesses a place to go when super funds make ...

Make sure the right people inherit your super

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
With death benefit disputes accounting for the lion's-share of complaints received by the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal, Topdocs has now incorporated a death benefit guardian provision in its SMSF trust deeds. The specialist self-managed superannuation ...

Women in Super scholarship winner announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... Fiona Reynolds from Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), Jocelyn Furlan of Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT) and Maria Wilton of Franklin Templeton & AGEST Super, Powell will attend the AIST Global Dialogue in May held in the ...

Super tribunal needs members to solve disputes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal is looking for members to resolve disputes as 13 of the 18 member appointments are set to expire in November. It is not known how many of the expiring appointments may be reappointed, nor whether the overall number ...

ATO tackles SMSF fraud risk

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... decisions made, even if financial advice is sought, with SMSF trustees unable to complain the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal as this is only available to members of APRA-regulated super funds. Brown said that they had not had any cases of fraud within ...

SCT chief Furlan talks tough on benefits

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
The head of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal urges super funds to consider fresh ways to structure insurance within super, as one of the most common source of disputes is the conflict on insurance payouts. Jocelyn Furlan, chairperson of the Superannuation ...

SuperFriend code improves insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... the incidence of mental illness within their membership." Jocelyn Furlan, chairperson of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal welcomed the SuperFriend initiative and its efforts to improve assessment methodologies for the management of mental illness ...

New deputy chair for complaints tribunal

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... deputy chairman of legalsuper Rod Smith has been appointed full-time deputy chairperson of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. Smith has been appointed for a five-year term. "Mr Smith's appointment will enhance the Tribunal's reputation as a robust ...

Furlan to lead Super Complaints Tribunal

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... The former compliance manager for LegalSuper Jocelyn Furlan has been appointed chair of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. Senator Nick Sherry, the former minister for superannuation and corporate law, announced Jocelyn Furlan as the full-time chair ...

Industry and public fund members complain less: SCT

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT) received 759 complaints concerning retail super funds last financial year, accounting for 60 per cent of total complaints, compared to industry and public funds at around 30 per cent. The 2006/07 annual SCT ...