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Super funds raise scam concerns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... Scheerlinck pointing out unscrupulous operators were already doing what they could to de-fraud Aussies of their super savings. "Unfortunately, as we've seen before with any early release super measure, there are unscrupulous operators who take advantage ...

NZ blacklists fossil fuels from super

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... retirement they want." Climate Change Minister James Shaw argued previous governments had allowed New Zealanders' super savings to contribute to the climate crisis. "No New Zealander should have to worry about whether their retirement savings are causing ...

Retirement review goes off the rails

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... in part by past and future superannuation contributions of members. The new system would see members split their super savings into two pools - a defined benefit scheme and a defined contribution scheme, creating a hybrid system. BetaShares senior investment ...

Labor stands by super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... will not stand by and see it chipped away. "We want to make it better." Albanese also said the imbalance between super savings and men and women "must be addressed", noting women retire with around half the average super of men and in some cases none ...

FSC hails super choice amendments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... required under outdated superannuation laws to have multiple accounts. This erodes their capacity to maximise their super savings." The bill reintroduces changes to the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 which were originally sought in ...

Super funds set to dominate ASX: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... in the superannuation guarantee set to play a major part. According to Deloitte, the 275% growth in Australia's super savings will see the sector's investment in Australian shares grow to around 60% of the market capitalisation of the ASX, as long as ...

IFM pushes into large scale private equity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... appropriate. "The longer term focus of industry super funds' and IFM's flexible structures and strategy to maximise members super savings is suited to making longer term investments in market-leading, large-scale businesses. Jeremy Larkin will lead this ...

Women overlooked by retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... rate of poverty for retired women continues to rise, and noted women retire on average with just over half of the super savings of their male counterparts. Wood said it was therefore "vital" for the report to examine how policy settings and structural ...

AMP shamed by CHOICE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... AMP a Shonky for its "grossly underperforming" superannuation division, highlighting the AMP Retirement Trust and Super Savings Trust products. The consumer advocacy group said 55.5% of AMP's superannuation customer base comes from inactive accounts ...

National Seniors partners with retirement funder

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... retirees according to chief executive Joshua Funder. "Australians are living longer but many do not have enough super savings to provide sufficient income throughout retirement," Funder said. "We've fielded calls from financial advisers, brokers and ...