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For more details on your Super scheme, including account details, go to the UniSuper website.

For employer-related queries, the La Trobe Superannuation Officer is Suzanne Hanna, Ext 1295.

The UniSuper Board of Directors is guided by a Consultative Committee, which has representatives from each participating institution. The current La Trobe representatives are:

Management (appointed) Staff (elected)
  Prof Paul Johnson   Academic:  Currently vacant
  Paul Richardson   General:    Ian Galbraith



Consultative Committee members periodically receive information from UniSuper, some of which is likely to be of interest to staff generally. The following is a list of recent documents (click to view), with a summary of their contents.


Consultative Committee Circular 1-08 (April, 2008) [PDF 196KB]
  Interim Management Arrangements and New CEO Recruitment
  Investment Performance to 31 March 2008
  Securities Lending Issue - UniSuper's Position
  Board Change
  December Benefit Statements
  Website Upgrade
  Looking Ahead
  Responses to November 2007 Consultative Committee Issues
  Confirmation of the 2008 Consultative Committee Meeting Date
  What's new on the Consultative Committee Website?


Consultative Committee Circular 2-07 (October, 2007) [PDF 140KB]
  Investment Performance Update for the Year Ended 30 June 2007
  Defined Benefit Division/Plan & Contribution Flexibility
          Correspondence to UniSuper
          UniSuper reply

Consultative Committee Circular 1-07 (May, 2007) [PDF 40KB]
  July Superannuation Changes
  Board Changes


Presentations delivered at the Nov 06 Consultative Committee Meeting (via email from CEO; Dec, 2006)
  CEO Report (Ann Byrne) [PDF 180KB]
  Insights into UniSuper's Investment Strategy (David St. John) [PDF 512KB]
  Super Reform is on the Way (Damian Hurley) [PDF 736KB]

Consultative Committee Circular 5-06 (December, 2006) [PDF 184KB]
  Committee Communications
  Minutes of the Consultative Committee Meeting
  Improved Accumulation 1 Member Insurance Benefits
  Investment returns for the first quarter of 2006/7
  Board Vacancy
  Attachment 1 -- Minutes
  Attachment 2 -- Accumulation 1 Insurance Changes

Report on the 2006 Consultative Committee Meeting (held on 3 Nov) [PDF 96KB]
The amendments to the Trust Deed, together with a comment on Clause 34.

Letter Re Proposed Clause 34 Amendment (Sep, 06) [PDF 88KB]
A letter from the CEO concerning the Defined Benefit Plan (with three Attachments).
An amendment to Clause 34 is proposed, that would remove the provision of a 'call' on Employers, were the Vested Benefit Index to drop, and stay, below 100%. [This spurred by the recent dipping of the VBI below 100% (more recently recovered).]

Consultative Committee Circular 4-06 (September, 2006) [PDF 52KB]
  New UniSuper Board Member
  Investment performance
  Federal Budget Changes
  Academic Staff Representative Election for UniSuper Limited Board
  Consultative Committee Date

UniSuper Contribution Flexibility Guide (Email from CEO; June, 2006)
Members now have the flexibility to reduce their 7% Employee contribution. The implications of doing so can be investigated at: http://www.unisuper.com.au/superannuation/cont_flexibility.cfm

Consultative Committee Circular 3-06 (June, 2006) [PDF 88KB]
  Defined Benefit Plan
  Investment performance
  Flexibility of Employee Contributions
  Trust Deed Changes Approved
  Federal Budget Report
  Administration System Transition
  Fee Review
  Change of Date for the 2006 Consultative Committee Meeting

Consultative Committee Circular 2-06 (May, 2006) [PDF 44KB]
Trust Deed Amendments -- Splittable Contributions
  -- Member Contribution Flexibility

Consultative Committee Circular 1-06 (March, 2006) [PDF 90KB]
  Update on issues raised at the 2005 C.C. meeting
  Investment performance to 31 Dec 2005
  New member fee structure from I July 2006
  Minutes of C.C. meeting of 21 Oct 2005

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Last Updated: 11 September, 2008