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Rewards program to boost super savings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
A super fund has launched a rewards program that helps boost members' superannuation savings. GuildSuper launched SUPERSUPER this week, a shop-and-reward program that teams up with participating retailers and automatically contributes to members' ...

Productivity Commission counters group insurance research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... Pension payments for some members. Taking tax implications into account, the Commission said insurance premiums reduce super savings and thus reduce the tax collected on super earnings - this increases the fiscal costs of insurance in superannuation ...

Industry funds launch account matching initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... said. On a per member basis, this could save $260 a year in fees and insurance premiums and help them build their super savings faster, Dean added. The process will involve eligible rollover fund, AUSfund, to match and consolidate members' inactive accounts ...

Discriminatory bank regulation hits super savings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
The interest rate paid by banks on short-term deposits in superannuation fund accounts is significantly lower than similar deposits made by SMSFs, and new research estimates as much as $1 billion is being lost in potential retirement savings. According ...

Superannuation shortage facing Aussie retirees: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... years. AMP added that with the average life expectancy of Australians now 82.5 years, those who use all of their super savings within the first five years of retirement will experience a super shortage of 12.5 years. The research also found women who ...

Government super fund appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... completed a Certified Investment Management Analyst qualification in 2013. The 75-year old GESB manages retirement and super savings for about 250,000 members.

GBST and super fund collaborate for tax relief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... them. "This includes managing their benefits as tax-effectively as possible so they extract maximum value from the super savings that they're working so hard to accumulate. Our collaboration with GBST has seen us navigate complex tax changes and identify ...

ASFA slams Grattan's super proposals

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... deliver little in the way of higher retirement incomes to future generations of retirees, because any increase in super savings will be largely offset by lower Age Pension payments for most households. Consequently, living standards of existing pensioners ...

Planners preferred over super for wealthier retirees: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... "Fewer Australians are worried about external factors such as market performance and regulatory changes eroding their super savings compared to 2016, and this has led to more individuals feeling equipped to face retirement." Having said this, retirement ...

Not all heroes wear capes

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... many a super serving of avocado on toast will be on the menu but they can offset their breakfast spending through super savings," CHOICE spokesperson Stefanie Menezes said. "With the latest figures estimating 40% of people have more than one super account ...