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Industry fund encourages members to claim insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... and that someone called Energy Super would look after us." The ad is part of a campaign by Energy Super that encourages workers to talk to their super fund first when making a claim on their Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) or Income Protection (IP) ...

Cbus moves insurance to TAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... no premium increase to members, which is a significant agreement for the fund that includes construction and building workers with higher risk of death or injury. Last year Cbus received 1800 insurance claims and increased its premiums A to reflect that ...

Older workers are the future

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... than seven people in the workplace for every over 65. Today it's a little under five and by 2055 there will be just 2.7 workers for each person over 65. "This is one of the most significant policy debates we're having in the country and in the parliament," ...

Super and pension work together

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... meaningful contribution to an adequate retirement income when combined with the Age Pension. "So rather than despair, workers with $100,000, or even $50,000 in their super accounts should take heart. The super savings they've accumulated give them options ...

Make it December (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... recorded back in December 2009 when America's unemployment rate was around 10%. This is easily explained. Still employed workers don't dare ask nor even think about a pay increase. With 10% of the labour pool unemployed, they are the lucky ones. And ...

Super groups call for women Senate review

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... Super Contribution (LISC). Both AIST and WIS continue to campaign for the retention of the LISC which means Australian workers who earn $37,000 per annum or below receive a rebate of the tax paid on their superannuation contributions. Wood said 3.6 million ...

ANZ addressing women's financial futures

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... and the community to support women's success and financial wellbeing for the future." The report found full-time female workers are paid on average $295 per week less than men, or $15,000 a year. Over an entire career, this gap extends to around $700,000. ...

Extend compulsory super to self-employed: ASFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... of self-employed Australians who are putting off planning and saving for their retirement." "While many self-employed workers believe their business will serve as their superannuation, this is not always the case," she said. "Many of the self-employed ...

SIV opens door to China for fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... manufacturing plant in Geelong which is set to close next year. Had it gone ahead, the deal might've saved the jobs of hundreds of workers, all thanks to the SIV scheme. The connections Moelis has made with Chinese clients has also helped the investment ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... Bank's report into SMSF sector is due out and the Financial Services Council and Commonwealth Bank release a study on older workers. In equities news, iiNet has a scheme meeting for a vote on the proposed TPG takeover, Atlas Iron is expected to release ...