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Xenophon team introduce unpaid super Bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... safeguards as soon as 1 July 2018 and these measures will benefit part-time and casual workers, and women whose super savings are falling seriously short at retirement, Linden said. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) also welcomed ...

VicSuper launches digital advice free from super speak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... an interactive dashboard, showing estimated progress to achieving their ideal income for retirement including the super savings of a spouse. Beeline guides members through each process, rewarding them with achievement badges. It was designed and built ...

Cbus slashes insurance premiums

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... members was in response to the reality that young people are less likely to have dependents or mortgages and that more super savings earlier is critical over the long term for retirement balances. "Recognising the need to maximise their super savings ...

Kinetic Super improves insurance offering

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... tiered insurance cover and the insurance switch-off feature. "Ultimately, the goal is to protect and grow members' super savings for the future," Kinetic Super said in a statement. Under the tiered insurance cover, new members will receive a Starter ...

Banks charging more for less in super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... general public." "The government and regulator need to find out if the bank-owned super funds are eroding workers' super savings by generating profits for the parent bank," Whiteley said. The report also noted that not-for-profit funds, which represent ...

Tax breaks delivered to first home buyers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... however, expressed serious concern over the proposal - branding it as "deeply flawed" and the thin end of the wedge for super savings. "If implemented, the policy is likely to be expensive to administer and will impact the ability of fund trustees to ...

AMP super trust adds $450m corporate fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... have access to a range of investment options, digital tools and educational resources to help them manage their super savings and achieve their retirement goals." Sainsbury also noted that actuarial firm Heron recently named SignatureSuper as the "top-rated ...

The era of the retirement consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... in net fund flows to the SMSF sector between 2010 and 2014. "The average SMSF investor has more than $589,000 in super savings while 59% of these one million-plus members are aged 55 or older, according to the ATO. Many of these investors have already ...

Retirement fears herald advice opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... shows. The research firm's 2016 Member Sentiment and Communications Report shows less than 10% of members feel their super savings will be enough to afford them their preferred lifestyle in retirement, attributed to the stall in the growth of assets ...

Super guarantee of 12pct a mistake

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... "While compulsory superannuation forces people to save more via superannuation, there's little evidence that non-super savings have fallen very much in response," Grattan Institute said. "There is little reason to expect this pattern of non-super saving ...