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NAB and FPA back super in PPL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... economic security of women in retirement has been told the federal government's first priority should be including super guarantee contributions in the Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme. Both National Australia Bank (NAB) and the Financial Planning Association ...

HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... would also reaffirm the Funds' long-held advocacy for the removal of the $450 monthly super threshold for employer super guarantee (SG) contributions. "Women working in health and community services can often be employed in more than one part-time role ...

Lost super costs young Aussies thousands

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... breaches of SG obligations and to pursue required payments by employers." ASFA believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should only occur if additional resources are provided to the Australian Tax Office (ATO).

ASFA supports SGC bill with increased ATO resources

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should only occur if additional resources are provided to the Australian Tax Office (ATO). In its submission on the draft ...

Senate hears too many holes for women in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... Low Income Super Contribution which largely benefitted women, and the freeze in the scheduled increase of the super guarantee.

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 ...