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FPA names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... planners and their clients. I am also conscious of the growing demand for financial advice, particularly among older Australians who are approaching retirement, and it is imperative that the compliance burden driving cost and accessibility are properly ...

Active Super enhances parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
Employees of Active Super will now receive superannuation guarantee payments for up to 12 months while on parental leave, with the super fund also extending its paid entitlements. In an effort to help bridge the gender super gap, the industry fund will ...

Retired Aussies deserve more: Household Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... for their members in retirement and aged care. Joshua Funder, Household Capital's chief executive, said that many Australians do not have enough funds in their superannuation accounts when they retire. "The simple fact is that baby boomers, who are in ...

SMSF establishments on the rise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
New research shows that the pandemic and inflation concerns have not blunted the enthusiasm of Australians for setting up self-managed super funds. The research from AUSIEX found that women and younger generations are driving new account openings, with ...

Wayne Swan joins AIST board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
The AIST has announced the dual board appointment of the former federal treasurer and deputy prime minister alongside AustralianSuper executive Sarah Adams. Swan, the chair of Cbus, and Adams, the group executive strategy, reputation & corporate affairs ...

Regulators release crypto, cyber security roadmaps

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... currencies. According to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), cyber-enabled crime is an increasing threat to Australians., with over 500 ransomware attacks reported in the 2020-21 financial year. AUSTRAC chief executive Nicole Rose said businesses ...

Real unemployment far higher than ABS claims: Roy Morgan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... under-employed. Unemployment and under-employment are rife, with the latest Roy Morgan findings showing that 2.3 million Australians (16.2% of the workforce) fall into these categories. However, ABS statistics paint a very different picture. ABS estimated ...

Vale Tom McDonald

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... nation changing economic reform. "Tom's leadership was key to the creation of the universal superannuation system Australians enjoy today," Swan said. "Tom McDonald leaves a $3.4 trillion legacy, spread across the retirement accounts of millions of Australian ...

HESTA appoints chief financial officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... work HESTA does in growing our members' retirement savings at a time when our members are working so hard for all Australians," Collins said.

AustralianSuper drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
AustralianSuper is decreasing some of its insurance premiums from May end, with members to see an average drop of 11%. From May 28, the cost of death, TPD and income protection will change depending on their cover type and work rating, the fund said. ...