Industry View

Investor class actions

Class actions allow a group (or class) of people to bring a single claim against a defendant, and the fastest growing type of class actions are those initiated by investors. Trustees that don’t register for investor class actions are leaving member’s money on the table, says David Galloway, lawyer and fund executive. It might seem […]
David GallowayJune 29, 2015
Industry View

Too ill to be disabled?

Whenever definitions in a total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance policy are amended to reduce premiums it’s certain the change will cost someone something. The question for trustees is whether the cost will be paid fairly and by the correct parties. One approach currently in favour with insurers is to insert a clause into policies […]
David GallowayMarch 30, 2015
Insurance

How to tackle aggressive insurance litigation

Fund executive and lawyer David Galloway proposes a method for how funds should manage lawyers who launch insurance litigation before there’s anything to argue about. Lawyers who get involved in death and disablement claims tend to fall into two categories. The largest is where the lawyer advises their client well, ensures a rapid flow of […]
David GallowayDecember 19, 2014
Unintentional

In praise of the Dodd-Frank Act

Traditional anti-fraud measures can’t deal with systematic financial misconduct. Lawyer and superannuation executive David Galloway, writes in praise of the Dodd-Frank legislation. Confronted with systemic financial misconduct on an unprecedented scale during the GFC, US law makers paused to ask why it occurred and came to what seemed like startlingly obvious conclusions. Firstly, they reasoned […]
David GallowayDecember 1, 2014
Policy and Regulation

Victorian tax puts fund in breach of MySuper rules

This article was written by David Galloway a lawyer and superannuation executive Trustees of MySuper Products have been handed a nasty surprise by the Victorian Government that could put most in breach of their MySuper Authorisation. Part 2 of the Duties Act 2000 (Vic) has become big news in superannuation because sections 176 to 196 […]
David GallowayAugust 24, 2014
Policy and Regulation

How regulation costs members

Lawyer and superannuation executive David Galloway gives his thoughts on some of the most costly pieces of regulation impacting on members. Some trustees might feel a justifiable sense of confusion around the issue of regulatory costs savings. While the government has established a regulatory cost saving initiative, that didn’t prevent it inflicting a new SuperStream […]
David GallowayJuly 27, 2014
Unintentional

Legal pitfalls for funds in tender documents

A little understood legal principle could turn your next outsourcing exercise into an expensive headache, says David Galloway, in house lawyer for a leading super fund. By sending out a request for submission or tender document the issuer will almost always create a side contract called a process contract, exposing it to legal action if […]
David GallowayJune 29, 2014
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