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Full steam ahead for MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... user-friendly for consumers," he said. The government approved the MySuper reforms in August, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard giving the green light to existing super funds to offer MySuper products from 1 July 2013. The announcement effectively replaces ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... Brazil-focussed explorer BrazIron Ltd is due to list on the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday. Prime Minister Julia Gillard is scheduled to take part in a conversation with Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly and Telstra chair Catherine Livingstone ...

Align preservation and retirement age: DoFD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... DoFD has released its red book briefing prepared for the incoming government and like its Treasury cousin has warned the Gillard government that the current unlimited funding of superannuation benefits will eventually break the budget. The main problem ...

Super back in the spotlight

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... quarter of employers paying 10 per cent SG. And, a lot of workplaces pay even more than 10 per cent," she explained. The Gillard Government has promised to raise the Superannuation Guarantee from 9 per cent to 12 per cent in the upcoming parliament ...

Moving forward with Gillard

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
Industry bodies have expressed relief at PM Julia Gillard's formation of a minority government and remain hopeful that an increase to the superannuation guarantee will be passed under a hung parliament. "We welcome the end of the uncertainty, with the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... Markets analyst David Taylor said the share falls were unlikely to be caused by political factors in Australia, with the Gillard-led minority government preparing to govern. "The materials and financials were probably the worst hit, but it is largely ...

Govt to ramp up FinLit in national school curriculum

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
A re-elected Gillard Government will invest $10 million into financial literacy curriculum projects, including its integration into the national school curriculum supplemented by teacher training by ASIC. Financial literacy is already well established ...

Time to lift operational reserves: Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... have reserves already in place. With super funds already under pressure on the fee front due to the Cooper Report and the Gillard government's endorsement of the report's MySuper recommendation, news that fees will have to rise to cover reserves is unlikely ...

The trillion dollar election question

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... different approaches on how they'd respond to Ripoll and the payment of financial advisers," he said. Earlier this month, the Gillard Government approved the MySuper reforms as part of its agenda to boost Australians' retirement incomes. Key to the reform ...

Gillard Govt to tighten reverse mortgages rules

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... after the election - but the industry's peak body said most of these proposed policies are already in place. A re-elected Gillard Government will spend around $100 million as part of its "delivering for seniors" package, which includes greater protection ...