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Take advantage of current concessional caps: OnePath

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... opportunity to take advantage of the full benefit of the concessionals which are allowed this year, and the ability to salary sacrifice this year," said Lowe. Lowe also said advisers still queried whether salary sacrifice contributions count towards ...

Gen Y aiming high: REST

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... who plan to at least be comfortable in their retirement could make additional contributions to their super via salary sacrifice or the Government co-contribution scheme, or ensure they have just one super fund to save on fees and charges," said Hill. ...

Super contributions break through $1 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... employers are not just the prime distribution point for superannuation, regardless that these monies include salary sacrifice and above-SG amounts, but that this stranglehold is increasing. Lifting SG to 12% progressively over the coming decade should ...

Mercer super members seek help in volatility

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... saying they plan to take action regarding their superannuation in the next 12 months, including making additional salary sacrifice contributions or reviewing their investment options.

Intrafund advice a sticking point for Stronger Super group

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... said. Whiteley said if a member rings and asks simple questions about their super such as on co-contributions, salary sacrifice, insurance or the right asset allocation then these were part of basic service provision. He said when questions became more ...

Voluntary top-up contribs not enough: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... voluntary superannuation contributions, only around 20 per cent of employees do. As well, the incidence of making salary sacrifice only really begins to pick up after the age of 45," said ASFA in its latest policy report, Spotlight on Henry. The problem ...

YouTube, you beauty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... is, using the statistics tracking device already available through YouTube. For example, a tax firm's video on "salary sacrifice" had 765 clicks, tiny by YouTube standards (top YouTube videos get 10-million-plus clicks), but is a good return on investment ...

Strong returns boost super balances: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... investment markets that superannuation has seen has been significant." The increase would have been greater but for salary sacrifice contributions which were found to be at their lowest levels since the last half of 2006, when the index began. The biggest ...

Untapped potential in salary sacrifice

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
Untapped potential exists for super funds to increase inflows through salary sacrifice according to an online poll conducted by REST Industry Super. The fund asked respondents whether they would be willing to sacrifice $20 per week in return for a better ...

Bite sized super at Telstra

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... topics covered in the first group of videos include super basics, consolidation, government co-contributions, salary sacrifice, and what happens to members' super when they die. "In preparing these videos, we have been very conscious of not simply filming ...