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New centre to lead advocacy for super fund members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... aggregate savings could be as high as $3.8 billion. In addition, if 2% more working Australians make a $5,000 voluntary contribution, that's an additional $1 billion towards super. The government can save, too. If half the country's population could ...

End voluntary contribution age limits: Suncorp

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
The Australian superannuation industry must remove age restrictions on voluntary contributions, said Suncorp Life CEO Geoff Summerhays. The super boss says that age barriers to contributions discriminate against older people who want to remain active ...

Retirement adequacy hits post-GFC low: AMP

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... Index began in 2006 - at 12.3% of salary compared to 12.6% as at 31 December 2006, mainly due to a fall in voluntary contribution rates, said AMP. "The Index shows salary sacrifice contributions have fallen across most age groups, particularly for older ...

Super contributions highest since GFC

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
Contributions to APRA regulated superannuation funds during the last financial year were at the highest level since the global financial crisis, said the Financial Services Council. The Financial Services Council's Bond Report, released yesterday, shows ...

Plum upgrades online investment services

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Plum has upgraded its online education centre and launched new benefit projection features in an effort to encourage more direct member engagement. The new features will enable members to model potential retirement outcomes and compare multiple scenarios. ...

Female SMSF trustees narrow gender gap

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... addressing the gender imbalance in retirement savings is to introduce opportunities for both compulsory and voluntary contribution catch ups for women when they take maternity leave to ensure they do not miss out," added Slattery.

Super acting like a SWF: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Superannuation in Australia is acting like a sovereign wealth fund and is on track to boost savings each year by three per cent of GDP. In a major speech last week on Compulsory Superannuation and National Saving, Treasury researchers David Gruen and ...

Plum avgs 13.5pc member contrib.

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Plum Super member contributions have reached an average of 13.5 per cent across its entire 180,000-member network thanks to its three-part member service plan. The current super guarantee (SG) level sits at nine per cent, with Plum's average member ...

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 ...

Media Super switches from Pillar to Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
Media Super has appointed Mercer to handle the fund's day-to-day administrative services, transferring from its current provider Pillar. The partnership with Mercer, starting from 1 March, will allow Media Super to improve its member services with the ...