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Superannuation

APRA confirms industry fund’s $225,000 director’s wages bill

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed the directors of the industry funds-owned eligible rollover fund, AUSfund, were paid $225,000 in director’s f...

Features

The Insurance in Superannuation Industry Working Group – Big Changes Coming!

John Berrill looks at the changes the ISWG have put forward to shake up the life insurance industry....

Superannuation

Whiteley worried industry funds have lost collective purpose

Industry Super Australia chief executive, David Whiteley says he's worried industry funds may no longer possess the solidarity necessary to repeat their anti-commissions ...

Superannuation

ISA surprised by govt reaction to ad campaign

Industry Super Australia said it was surprised by Kelly O’Dwyer’s reaction to its advertising campaign on banks moving into super, saying it demonstrated a lack of balanc...

Superannuation

ISA ad “union scare campaign”: O’Dwyer

Kelly O’Dwyer has called ISA’s latest advertising campaign against banks increasing market share in super another union scare campaign....

Superannuation

Industry super funds anti-bank campaign

Industry Super Australia has backed its defence of the default funds regime with a major advertising campaign against the major banks....

Superannuation

Banks should not claw into super: ISA

ASIC’s damning report into financial advisers in institutions signal the risk that lied in banks increasing their market share in superannuation, ISA argued....

Policy & Regulation

ISA’s Whiteley attacks banks on super

Industry Super Australia chief executive, David Whiteley has ramped up his defence of the default fund regime claiming the Big Four banks want super dominance....

Superannuation

Aussies do not trust banks: ISA

Australians believe bank culture and profit motives are at odds with the purpose of superannuation, according to ISA....

Superannuation

ISA questions banks’ governance lobbying

ISA has used APRA figures to argue against banks’ efforts to change the governance model of non-for-profit funds by pointing to the outperformance of industry funds....

Superannuation

Half of new retirees face pension adversity: ISA

Industry Super Australia has produced modelling suggesting that within 10 years 50 per cent of new retirees will be adversely affected by the Turnbull Government’s pensio...

Superannuation

Pension cuts to heighten retiree weaknesses

Retirees near thresholds with simple investments could be living off less than the full Age Pension as a result of pension cuts, according to ISA....

Superannuation

Super contributions loophole hurts average earners

The legal loophole that allowed employers to pocket benefits of salary sacrifice super contributions hurts average earners, according to Industry Super Australia....