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ISA urges government to keep super safety net

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... are selected in a merit-based process overseen by the Fair Work Commission," said ISA chief executive David Whiteley. "The FWC process puts competitive pressure on the super industry to deliver strong investment returns, provides a safety net for employees' ...

Grattan issues new report on super fees

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... through three gates: "firstly, to be approved by APRA, secondly to be accepted for default listing by the [Fair Work Commission] FWC Expert Panel, and thirdly to be chosen from the list by the FWC Full Bench." This process, Loane argued, had the effect ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... Services Council (FSC) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) in June. The court case was over the role of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) in selecting default super funds for modern awards. The FSC initially argued that the panel that selected funds was ...

ISA proposes new restrictions on retail super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... [industry funds'] monopoly position in industrial awards." Whiteley's speech focused on the role of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) in selecting eligible default funds, which he argued was a necessary "safety net". Brogden, meanwhile, argued that the ...

FSC-ISA battle recommences over MySuper data

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... than FSC member funds, but maintain a monopoly on default contributions through the Fair Work Commission process. "While the FWC process continues, millions of Australians will be missing out on the benefit of lower fees and higher return MySuper products ...

Impartiality of FWC Expert Panel challenged again

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... superannuation expert panel, the Financial Services Council (FSC) yesterday took the opportunity to attack the credibility of the FWC commission, calling it a 'shambles'. "The FWC process is discredited and dysfunctional. It must be abolished in favour ...

Abetz backed FSC in case against FWC, Federal Court reveals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... which led him to this conclusion differed from that of the FSC. Both the Minister's and the FSC's arguments focused on the FWC President Iain Ross's appointment of himself to the expert panel, singling out two sections - 620(1A) and 622(3). While the ...

FSC report warns of default super 'turmoil'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) review of default superannuation will cost $400 million and throw the superannuation of 2.25 million Australians into "turmoil", the Financial Services Council (FSC) has claimed. The FSC's claims come on the back of a ...

FWC halts default super review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has said it will halt its selection of MySuper funds as default funds under modern awards, after the full Federal Court found the expert panel was incorrectly constituted. In a statement released yesterday the president ...

FSC and ISA both claim Federal Court victory

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... essentially uphold the FSC's objections. At the end of Friday's hearing over the composition of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) superannuation Expert Panel, the judges made two orders: first, that Justice Iain Ross's appointment of himself to the panel ...
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