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Super back in the spotlight

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... Australia. The superannuation system as we know it was borne out of an agreement between the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Hawke Government in 1986, whereby the ACTU sought a three per cent superannuation contribution from employers in lieu ...

New board directors for HESTA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... Power, executive director of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association; and Tim Lyons, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), assistant secretary. The fund's new chair is Angela Emslie - a HESTA board member since 1994 - and the deputy ...

Coalition against commissions

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
A coalition of industry bodies, including CHOICE, Industry Super Network and the Australian Council of Trade Unions, has launched a national advertising campaign targeting regulatory reform that abolishes commission-based remuneration for planners. ...

Unions attack retirement age change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... general secretary of the CMFEU, told ABC Radio this morning. Sharan Burrows, secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), said by the time workers reach 65 years they are already physically "broken". Treasurer Wayne Swan said the government ...

AvSuper unlikely to follow govt fund mergers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... and retail super funds. However, its parent organisations include the non-profit association Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and government-owned group Air Services Australia. AvSuper has more than 5,000 members and more than $1 billion in ...

Germany lifts retirement age

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... cent, while falling fertility rates just reinforce the fiscal concerns. It is being widely reported that Germany's trade unions are extremely concerned with the retirement age lift and have initiated public street protests. Other elements of the Bill ...

AES member funds safe

... which provided retailers, cafA(C) owners, restaurateurs and caterers with an alternative to industry funds backed by Trade Unions in the late 80s. While Parker declined to provide explanation on what APRA was referring to regarding the conflicts of interest ...

ACTU renews call for 15 per cent SGC

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary Greg Combat has called for an increase in the superannuation guarantee contribution from its current 9 per cent to 15 per cent. Citing expected increases in the number of aged Australians in the ...

FPA concerned over misleading advertising about Choice

... superannuation fund members." The professional body has also moved to allay the fears expressed by the Australian Council of Trade Unions that choice of fund could lead to mis-selling and churning. Kelly says, "Stringent regulatory requirements on financial ...

US energy group AES to make bid for Loy Yang - report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2003
... according to The Australian Financial Review. The Virginia-based company is believed to be seeking talks with local trade unions representing Loy Yang's 540 workers to calm fears about job losses, the newspaper said. AES has also called for the Loy Yang ...