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Australians satisfied with super performance: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... executive Mary Delahunty said. "Superannuation investment is clearly delivering for a broad cross-section of Australian workers. "This demonstrates that the diversity and choice within the Australian superannuation system is functioning well."

Cbus confirms CFMEU nominations to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
Cbus has confirmed Paddy Crumlin, Jason O'Mara and Lucy Weber have joined the board after satisfying a 'fit and proper persons test' as part of the ongoing independent review being conducted by Deloitte at the direction of APRA. The findings ...

Cbus appoints head of advice

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... plan ahead for their retirement," she said. King will lead the team at the industry fund for building and construction workers which has seen a 23% increase in the provision of personalised financial advice for retirement planning. Cbus has just launched ...

Fair Work ruling, ASIC put offshoring arrangements on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... services firms, said the determination could significantly impact small businesses that directly employ or contract overseas workers online. "Fair Work Australia has ruled it as like a sham contract, which is like an employment contract, but under a ...

Outdated super rule costs teens $10k at retirement

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... superannuation contributions. The lobby group's Guaranteeing a Super Start to Work report reveals that about 505,000 teenage workers are denied Superannuation Guarantee contributions, which equates to about $368 million in total super contributions a ...

Cbus names chief strategy officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... future they want in retirement. "This has not always been the case in Australia. Without the sacrifices and courage of workers in the building and construction industries in the 1980s, there would be no regular payment of super into accounts," he said. ...

Shifting retirement intentions require super rule change: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... would be for financial reasons - this equates to 3% of the total population of over-65s. The report found more than 20% of workers retired before 60, sometimes they occur earlier due to ill health or to care for family members. Further, of those aged ...

ACTU slams plans to Americanise the superannuation system

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... just for the well off," he said. "The Liberals froze workers' super when they had the chance, are planning to force workers to raid their retirement savings just to get into the housing market, and just this week floated that women should have to ...

JANA awarded mandate for $2bn construction leave scheme

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
... consulting services for LeavePlus, a $2 billion portable long service leave scheme for Victorian construction industry workers. Formerly known as CoINVEST, LeavePlus administers the scheme for 280,000 workers and more than 25,000 employers. It offers ...

Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... priorities with a focus on improving fairness, equity and sustainability. "It is unacceptable that vulnerable women and care workers continue to be victims of systemic issues in our retirement system," Kowalczyk said. "These longstanding, feminised issues ...