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KPMG recommends super changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... without time limit. It also wants the Sex Discrimination Act to be amended to allow willing employers to make higher superannuation payments for female employees. Rice Warner, which is now owned by Deloitte, implemented this for its staff after getting ...

Rice Warner prepares to shut up shop

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... superannuation. Rice Warner said that in 1996 Knox and Rice met with then Prime Minister John Howard to discuss the superannuation guarantee policy. At this meeting, it was decided to leave Labor's policy in place - a catalyst to getting SG to the level ...

Turnbull calls out Wilson, Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... good measure." Turnbull added that he hopes "calmer heads will prevail" on the issue on increasing the superannuation guarantee and the legislated rise to 12% will go ahead.

QSuper unveils retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... federal government's Retirement Income Review, which is developing products that allow retirees to spend their superannuation with confidence. "The review has rightly called out the need for such products and we're pleased to be the first major ...

Quasi-mergers in APRA's sights

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... operating costs. "Worst of all, it would do these two things whilst continuing to collect compulsory superannuation guarantee contributions. It seems this new entity is now in operation solely for the benefit of related parties," Bragg wrote.

APRA calls out poor group insurance practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... for several practices it deems disagreeable, casting doubt over the future viability of insurance provided via superannuation. APRA recently wrote to superannuation funds and life insurers, criticising a list of practices that are resulting in poor outcomes ...

Government retirement modelling leaves women behind: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... Retirement Income Review's findings are being waved around by politicians to claim legislated increases in the Super Guarantee (SG) are unnecessary and should be cut or used for other purposes," ISA said. ISA's research also accounts for those who fall ...

Possible delay for SG rise: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
The government has hinted heavily that the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee will be delayed as Australians need more capital throughout their working life. Speaking at the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia's National Policy ...

SG rise a bad idea: Chartered Accountants

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
According to Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, the superannuation guarantee should not rise from 9.5% to 12%. "Since the last election, there has been a global pandemic, the first Australian recession in 29 years, our highest unemployment ...

Age pension spending to rise: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
Industry Super Australia (ISA) said ditching the 12% superannuation guarantee could add over $33 billion to Age Pension spending. ISA said modelling from Rice Warner suggested the Age Pension would have to make up for the superannuation guarantee not ...