Super funds now rival bank influence - Coalition

18 July 2013
| By Staff |
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Australia’s major superannuation funds now rival the major banks in assets and influence on savings and should therefore be treated as such from a regulatory perspective, according to a senior Federal Opposition spokesman, Tasmanian Liberal Senator, David Bushby. 

Bushby used a recent address to claim that despite growing to stand alongside the major banks, the superannuation funds continued to enjoy significant regulatory advantages. 

At the same time, Bushby signaled that this was something that was likely to be addressed by a future Coalition Government via a broader review of the financial services sector undertaken in a similar vein to the Wallis Review. 

“During the 15 years of post-Wallis finance sector operations, there has been very substantial growth in the industry superannuation funds and self-managed super funds - and post the Rudd/Gillard reforms, the great bulk of Superannuation Guarantee funds have flowed into these two areas with little competitive pressures, via Fair Work Australia mandates,” he said. 

“The large super funds now rival the major banks in assets and influence on savings and investments - yet they enjoy significant regulatory competitive advantages when it comes to capital requirements and disclosure,” Bushby said. 

“As they are such an increasingly important part of our financial system, it is vital that a big picture analysis of that system considers how super funds should fit into the regulatory framework in the best interests of all Australians.” 

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