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AIST opposes SG charge reductions

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) is opposing reduced penalties for employers not meeting their compulsory super guarantee payments to employees. Draft legislation A introduced by former federal small business minister Bruce Billson is aiming ...

Government should super seed low income earners

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... said Super Seed will help make up for gaps in contributions caused by low levels of earnings that may not trigger Super Guarantee (SG) contributions. If legislated, Super Seed is expected to see aggregate superannuation balances climb $440 billion by ...

Cbus opposes smaller super guarantee penalties

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... own internal risk assessment indicates that as many as 11 to 20% of employers could be non-compliant with their super guarantee obligations. "This problem is getting bigger and is having an increasing impact on workers superannuation balances and, therefore ...

Frydenberg slams modern awards as poorly-conceived

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... threat of industrial disputation, are sufficient. Frydenberg said the government remained committed to lifting the super guarantee to 12% within their proposed timetable. In terms of enshrining the role of super, Frydenberg said he would have more to ...

VicSuper and Challenger launch integrated super retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
VicSuper has answered the Financial System Inquiry's call for superannuation trustees to introduce measures that will potentially protect members' longevity risk and improve efficiency in retirement. In conjunction with investment management firm Challenger ...

Super reforms to hurt retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... that the pension changes, in conjunction with existing super tax concession arrangements and the freezing of the super guarantee, will ultimately affect average income-earners more than wealthy retirees. ISA's report showed that couples due to retire ...

No new taxes on super welcomed

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... changes once again. "What we would like, however, is for them to consider reinstating the original timetable for the Super Guarantee increase to 12% and a long-term commitment to the Low Income Super Contribution (LISC)," she said. "These two measures ...

VicSuper to offer Challenger annuities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
VicSuper has joined forces with Challenger to offer two new annuity products for its retired members. The products, which the fund expects to launch in early 2015, will be backed by Challenger's guaranteed term and lifetime annuities, and are "designed ...

SMSFs up weighting to international shares

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... $35,000 compared to a cap of $25,000 applying to all ages for the previous financial year.A The increase in the super guarantee from 9.25 to 9.5% would have also increased contribution levels." The quarterly Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey ...

Govt seeks discretion to freeze super guarantee

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
The Treasurer may soon have discretionary power to further delay the rise of the superannuation guarantee to 12%, following the passage of legislation in the lower house yesterday. The legislation was part of a large suite of amendments labelled the ...