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Nowhere has there been more change than super: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... "self-interest can sometimes outweigh member interest." On what's been the most important and impactful change in the super industry, Byres said it's been the increased transparency forced upon the industry. "Given the weak accountability that ...

AMP debuts hybrid retirement solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
... solution qualifies for a 40% upfront discount on the Age Pension assets test. The other available options, the MyNorth Lifetime Super account and Deferred Lifetime Income account can be opened before clients move into the retirement phase. These solutions ...

Piecemeal super taxes won't fix budget deficit: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... cost approximately $213 million per year but an individual could improve their super balance by $20,000 with the Super Guarantee paid on their paid parental leave. Measure six broadens the coverage of the Super Guarantee to platform-based gig workers. ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... longer retirement he says but members might be employees one minute and subcontractors the next; ineligible for the super guarantee. He is not saying that the BUSSQ did not have that perspective before he joined. But he is saying that appointing a chair ...

KPMG proposes tax offset, reform to boost gender equality

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... half of all the work performed in Australia. Nevertheless, women face a gender pay gap, a gender income gap, and a gender super gap. "Expecting women to do more of the unpaid work than men is a social norm inherited from a bygone era. It is a relic from ...

Super wars not over: Swan

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... its hands when it comes to big structural reforms moving forward. "I was in the parliament when we started the Super Guarantee 30 years ago, and I've been a participant looking at it from the outside and now from within," Swan said. "I can say what ...

Data demonstrates success of compulsory super: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
Marking the 30th anniversary of compulsory superannuation, new data shows that 85% of people have accumulated super for their retirement and 75% of retirees are satisfied with their financial security. The report from National Seniors Australia and ...

Contact AFCA now: ASIC urges Dixon Advisory clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... Advisory's AFSL in April but required it to maintain its AFCA membership for another year. While lodging a complaint does not guarantee a compensation outcome, by doing so former clients preserve their possible eligibility for remediation under the proposed ...

Optimum Pensions, Generation Life launch lifetime annuity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
Optimum Pensions and Generation Life partnered to launch an investment-linked lifetime annuity. The LifeIncome products offers a lifetime annuity with 23 different investment options and has reversionary benefit and death benefits. A statement called ...

Treasurer responds to dour inflation, growth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... going to be a difficult time ahead." Later, Chalmer's explained the government's position on its draft changes to super disclosure rules. As previously reported by Financial Standard, in July, the government released for consultation draft regulations ...