New name and direction for CSSA
Super specialist advisory business Corporate Super Specialists Alliance (CSSA) has rebranded as Workplace Super Specialists Australia (WSSA).
The company's new name follows its new code of conduct and direction, WSSA's chief executive, Douglas Latto, said.
"What our members are really focused on is bringing financial education to the workplace. We believe our new name better reflects the type of work our members actually do with employees, including education, advocacy, and employee empowerment," he said.
Latto noted that in the past CSSA were sometimes mistaken for an association of corporate super funds.
"What we really do is construct communication programmes in conjunction with employers and policy committees, to ensure their employees are getting the most out of their super and managing it appropriately," Latto said.
WSSA's guiding principles its members work to include accessibility, financial literacy, efficiency, transparency, affordability, and adequacy.
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