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Grattan SG claims slammed by industry bodies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... forcefully rebuked the Grattan Institute's recent claim that middle-income workers would be worse off if the Superannuation Guarantee rose to 12%. Industry Super Australia and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have called out the research ...

Increasing SG costly for middle Australia: Grattan

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
Lifting the Superannuation Guarantee will make middle-income earners poorer over their entire lifetime, new Grattan Institute research shows. Raising the SG from 9.5% to 12% would see a 30-year-old worker fork out $30,000 over their lifetime, Grattan ...

Super delivers for the masses: Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... end up with poorer outcomes in retirement. Challenger suggests removing the $450 a month threshold for Superannuation Guarantee payments; paying SG on parental leave; and extending SG to the self-employed and gig economy workers are some solutions that ...

More Australians retire with big mortgages

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... fears is that the habit of taking on larger debt later in life might undermine one of the goals of the superannuation guarantee - to help older Australians live independently and at a good standard of living without having to rely on the aged pension," ...

SG below 10% fails super objective

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... Rice Warner has weighed into one of the longest running debates in the superannuation sector, saying a superannuation guarantee under 10% fails its primary objective. The researcher believes the superannuation guarantee (SG) should increase in line with ...

Super startup taps new investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... assets) at June 2018. Aura Group believes Superestate will benefit from industry tailwinds including the superannuation guarantee increasing from 9.5% to 12%, Coalition's win during the recent Federal elections and APRA's move to ease mortgage serviceability ...

Super gets an insider in ministry reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... and sustainability of superannuation for all Australians, which includes a commitment to raising the Superannuation Guarantee to 12% as scheduled."

Labor policies boost superannuation agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... Liberals. The AIST said it supports the following Labor proposals: Abolishing the $450 monthly threshold for superannuation guarantee payments; Increasing the SG to 10% on 1 July 2021 and then to 12% by 1 July 2025; Tackling the gender super gap by paying ...

Lax regulation worsens lost super benefits: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... Industry Super Australia is calling on major political parties ahead of the upcoming election to fix the Superannuation Guarantee loopholes costing workers $5.94 billion in super entitlements. A new report compiled by ISA citing 2016-17 financial year ...

AustralianSuper adds board director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... policy to AustralianSuper," Ridout said. "As someone who was instrumental in the establishment of the Superannuation Guarantee, Don has a deep appreciation of the important role super plays in the lives of working Australians." Russell also previously ...