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SG amnesty bill finally passes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... disgrace, the government has worked tirelessly to ensure the integrity of the superannuation guarantee," Hume said. The Liberal Senator and former AustralianSuper employee noted that neither of the two committee's the bill was sent to raised the issue ...

Labor stands by super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... among stakeholders in the industry - particularly the Australian Council of Social Services - played into the hands of the Liberal and National parties, who he said stand for "trickle-down economics, lower wage growth and less security". "Labor supports ...

Surplus may not be as advertised: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... move towards more expansionary monetary policy," Wood said. She explained that despite the much-touted "Back in Black" Liberal party budget surplus, spending may be on the horizon. She argued the government had gone quiet on the budget surplus following ...

QSuper, Sunsuper not committed to merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... Committee on Economics on Thursday, QSuper chief executive Michael Pennisi fielded questions from Committee chair and Liberal MP Tim Wilson over the potential arrangement between the two Queensland funds. Asked if QSuper was strictly seeking a merger ...

ASFA strikes back at super detractors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... as a threat to the existing capital markets order and compulsion as a dangerous ideological plot to undermine western liberal democracy," Fahy said. "This combative narrative labels our system, unaffordable, failing lower income earners, inefficient ...

FASEA chief unaware of dwindling adviser numbers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... financial adviser numbers during a recent Senate Estimates hearing. Appearing before the committee, Glenfield was asked by Liberal Senator Amanda Stoker whether the authority acknowledged the risk of losing experience financial advisers for whom the ...

Super sector needs to end culture war

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has again criticised what he called a "culture war" in the superannuation sector, saying the industry should refocus its energy on members. In his speech at the Rice Warner Symposium on Monday, Bragg condemned the lack of ...

Axe super for low-income earners: Senator

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
A newly elected Liberal Senator wants to make superannuation voluntary for those earning less than $50,000 per annum. Lashing the super industry in his first speech to the Senate, new Liberal Senator for New South Wales Andrew Bragg said compulsory ...

SG debate puts super in a spin

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... retirement," ISA deputy chief executive Matthew Linden said. ISA's comments come after The Australian reported up to seven Liberal MPs were urging the Government to stop the SG increase dead in its tracks, or consider winding it back for low-income ...

ISA condemned by union

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... stems from the fact that the union views nuclear power and uranium mining as a deadly threat to workers. "With the Federal Liberal Government totally incapable of leading on energy policy, we think ISA should take a leading role in energy investment ...