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Treasury unveils major super tax changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... proposal and taxing of realised gains will ensure the system remains fit for purpose for future generations of Australian workers." Also commenting, Hostplus chief executive David Elia said: "Indexation acts as a safeguard to protect those who were never ...

Insurers design framework for dealing with mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... "Insurers will always be there to help Australians with severe conditions that prevent them from working, but like the NDIS or workers' compensation schemes, we can't be the answer for every case." Specifically, the action plan is expected to provide ...

Removing CGT breaks could boost budget by $22.7bn: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... deepening inequality because it fails to tax wealth. For decades, Australia has been becoming a nation for the wealthy, not workers." "Today, billions of dollars in budget revenue is given away to the wealthiest in the form of tax discounts and because ...

Super moves: CareSuper, Hostplus, Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... tapped an NGS Super operative to oversee business growth. Carson McNamara joins the superannuation fund for hospitality workers after nearly two years as head of strategic partnerships at NGS Super, where he managed the fund's newly created team ...

Rest Super deputy CIO lands new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... his role as head of private markets and deputy chief investment officer. The $93 billion superannuation fund for retail workers, confirmed it is currently working through its recruitment process to fill Esposito's role. He will finish at the fund ...

Payday super laws introduced to parliament

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... change will strengthen Australia's superannuation system and will help deliver a more secure retirement for millions of workers. "Workers will benefit from more frequent and earlier super contributions that will grow and compound over their working lives. ...

Australian Food Super to transition to age-based premiums

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... members to pay much more for cover. For insurance purposes, Australian Food Super members are categorised as either manual workers or office workers. For manual workers of all ages, the annual premium to date for life, TPD and income protection cover ...

APRA warns of super fund sustainability challenges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... necessarily concerning "as some funds may have strategic objectives to service a larger proportion of retirees compared to workers and a number of these funds have grown by gaining new members and receiving more money through rollovers". The fund with ...

Conscious IM delivers affordable housing solutions

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... superannuation fund to back the HAFF program. The properties have been intended to alleviate housing stress for local frontline workers, a community that reports 44% of renters experiencing housing stress, well above the state average. The turn-key homes ...

Coalition's super for housing policy 'unlikely to continue': Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), with assistant secretary Jospeh Mitchell saying it would have drained workers' retirement savings. "It's good news for workers wanting to buy a home that the Coalition is walking away from its terrible ...