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Senate secures members' interest changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... insurance industry. Reaction to the bill's passage was mixed. The peak body for industry super, Industry Super Australia (ISA) said the changes were an improvement, but noted the government's carve-out for young workers working in dangerous occupations ...

It's time for super to move on: Combet

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... account surpluses, it was time for the industry to move away from the mudslinging between its various sectors. According to the ISA chair, the arguments of the past between retail and industry super need to end, especially given the Productivity Commission ...

Peak bodies respond to government roadmap

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... best interest of members, and said quick implementation is commended, but should not compromise the interests of members. ISA chief executive Bernie Dean welcomed the "ambitious" reform program, but reiterated the importance of prioritising key reform ...

Salary sacrifice loophole bill insufficient: ISA

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... employers to count a worker's salary sacrifice contribution to their super as the employer's own contribution. In its submission, ISA said it supported the bill, but maintained while closing the salary sacrifice loophole is a "positive step" in ensuring ...

Survey backs SG increases

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... claiming that an increase will leave workers poorer because it will reduce the amount they are entitled to through the pension, ISA said. Mercer commented that Grattan's assertions were founded on flawed assumptions, including that all Australians ...

Australians demand SG increase: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... agitations of government backbenchers to freeze the superannuation guarantee at 9.5%. Polling conducted by UMR on behalf of ISA reveals 87% of surveyed Australians favour an increase to the SG, while only 19% of Australians with superannuation expect ...

SG debate puts super in a spin

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... super guarantee increase should be seen for what it is - an undermining of Australians' quality of life at retirement," ISA deputy chief executive Matthew Linden said. ISA's comments come after The Australian reported up to seven Liberal MPs ...

ISA lays out $416bn super saving plan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... for life, or their retirement savings could automatically roll over to a new default fund each time they start a new job. ISA prefers the latter, which it believes would eliminate multiple accounts - after an initial phase-in period whereby the retirement ...

Grattan SG claims slammed by industry bodies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... claiming that an increase will leave workers poorer, because it will reduce the amount they are entitled to through the pension," ISA said. "Both can't be true. Not only does one completely contradict the other and make a mockery of the claims, the modelling ...

ISA condemned by union

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... Union has condemned Industry Super Australia's recent report on the energy crisis, saying it puts at risk the very people ISA is supposed to represent. The report, Fixing the Energy Crisis, was issued by ISA last week. It makes broad recommendations ...