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Super working in favour of all members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... Australians still face a retirement savings shortfall. "The bipartisan, legislated policy of increasing the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) to 12% is by far and away the most critical step to ensuring an adequate retirement for all Australians," Fahy said. ...

Grattan Institute chief retires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... budgets, tax, transport and housing. Most recently, Daley and Grattan have made headlines arguing the superannuation guarantee is too high and that Australians retire with more than enough money. Chernov added: "John has nurtured Grattan's distinctive ...

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 ...