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ISA, Grattan find common ground

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... and don't top up their savings, will be more reliant on the pension and still have less income in retirement. In response, ISA said they agree with those findings and claim the prospect creates a generational rift between those "getting by on the meagre ...

Queenslanders drain super: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Industry Super Australia (ISA) claims 27% of Queenslanders with a super account have accessed the Early Release of Super (ERS) scheme; the highest proportion in the nation. ISA said over 145,000 Queenslanders have wiped out their retirement savings ...

Franklin Templeton announces revised APAC team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Franklin Templeton has revealed its new head of Asia Pacific (APAC), including India, as well as an updated distribution team within the region as it completes its acquisition of Legg Mason. Vivek Kudva has been appointed head of APAC and will be responsible ...

What to expect from the Retirement Income Review

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... transparency, it is critical this report is immediately released to the public so its findings can be tested and verified," ISA said. Rice Warner, which says the report will be over 600 pages, thinks it will comment on the adequacy of the current rate ...

Industry super accused of misleading consumers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... 2014. "ASIC was concerned that BT misled consumers into believing that BT had an affiliation with Industry Super Australia (ISA), an organisation which manages collective projects on behalf of fifteen industry super funds. BT has never had an affiliation ...

Experts battle for GST reform

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
A Monash University lecturer has pushed the case for a GST holiday, which he argues is the most effective way to generate "maximum economic bang for the government's buck". In an opinion piece for The Conversation, economics lecturer Isaac Gross argued ...

Industry super pours $19.5bn into Australian recovery

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... billion over the coming three years in construction and infrastructure projects; in a move that Industry Super Australia (ISA) chair Greg Combet says will help rebuild the Australian economy. The multi-billion capital expenditure was identified by a ...

ISA responds to calls for SG freeze

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... scrapped completely. Backbench coalition MPs have called for the legislated increase to the SG to be scrapped or frozen - a move ISA says would see a couple on average wages lose between $150,000 to $200,000 in retirement. "These MPs are out of touch ...

ATO cracks down on ERS misuse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... those misusing the Early Release of Superannuation scheme in a move that has been welcomed by the Industry Super Australia (ISA). The ATO said it is beefing up enforcement efforts saying it is prepared to take enforcement action where individuals have ...

ISA plays devil's advocate on SG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... increase in mandated savings may be shared between both employers and workers. A piece of internal analysis put together by ISA senior analyst Bruce Bastian shows that the cost of increasing the superannuation guarantee may be borne at least in some ...