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Brogden rejects cross-selling enticement fears

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... Act has broad-based provisions which prohibit superannuation funds and related entities from offering enticements to employers when selecting default funds." "This applies just as much to retail funds as it does to union-owned industry funds. The best ...

Abetz backed FSC in case against FWC, Federal Court reveals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... urged Senator Abetz to "move quickly to appoint new members to the expert panel to provide certainty for the industry, employers and working Australians."

It's all about the US week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... can't afford to lose face, to erode its credibility. Here, consensus expectations are also positive. As per Bloomberg, "Employers probably added more than 200,000 jobs for a sixth consecutive month in July, according to the median estimate of 35 economists ...

FSC report warns of default super 'turmoil'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... claimed. The FSC's claims come on the back of a report it commissioned which quantified the costs on superannuants, employers and the industry itself if the FWC review process - which was put on hold in June - is allowed to continue. The report, carried ...

Banks will struggle to profit from super: Sunsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... shop). Hartley said he is proceeding on the assumption that it will open to competition, and said he expects to lose some employers to the big banks. However, he said Sunsuper's profit-to-members model gives it (and all industry funds) an advantage on ...

Employee rehabilitation key to reduce claims costs: AIA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... employees and early intervention could be the key drivers in reducing the claims costs experienced by superannuation funds, employers and employees in what remains a challenging life insurance market, according to insurer AIA Australia. An independent ...

Cormann tables adviser register to "weed out bad apples"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... an agreed set of credentials." "The register will also help weed out bad apples and provide protection for licensees, employers and ultimately the consumer." He added that "when you go to a financial planner you have the right to know you can trust the ...

What happened to the ISA-FSC accord?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... of this free-for-all that the banks are proposing," he says. He insists that an independent body is vital in helping employers make the right choice about their default super provider. "Super is now 9.5% of your wages. So how do you determine where your ...

Cbus defends member contact sharing policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... a statement, Cbus chief executive David Atkin said that Cbus' privacy policy "clearly identifies to fund members and employers that members' personal information may be released to sponsoring organisations to assist the recovery of entitlements." Cbus ...

TWU defends mandatory TWU Super contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has defended the TWU's practice of forcing employers to contribute employee superannuation only to TWU Super in collective bargaining agreements. Appearing before the Royal Commission into Trade Union and Governance ...