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Home ownership shouldn't be at expense of super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... the chair of retirement income at Challenger, Jeremy Cooper. Speaking at the virtual ASFA Conference, Retirement Income Review Analysed, Cooper said that while home ownership is undoubtedly an important element in a comfortable retirement it should not ...

Australian Unity owes staff $4.3m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... blow out as it further investigates how much superannuation has to be back paid. Australian Unity said it initiated the review to determine whether its employees have been paid their full entitlements and identified instances of underpayment and overpayment. ...

JobKeeper saved 700,000 jobs: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... helping Australian workers to remain employed in one of the worst economic downturns in decades. "The Treasury's three-month review of the program used descriptive evidence to make the assessment that JobKeeper has had a material effect," it said. Despite ...

Pinnacle boutique wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... arms manufacturers." Norman Zhang commenced as legalsuper's chief investment officer in March and has since done a review of about 80% of the funds' total lineup. In Aussie equities, legalsuper swapped out Allan Gray, Yarra Capital and Cooper ...

Retirement costs keep rising: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... should be increased from 9.5% to 12% as legislated. This comes in the wake of the government releasing the Retirement Income Review which did not indicate increasing the SG is as necessary as associations like ASFA believe. "Over the year to September ...

Regulator continues crackdown on product adverts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... that compare the fund to term deposits or offer a fixed return without proper risk warnings. This action follows an ASIC review of recent radio advertisements for the fund, which found the advertisements contained misleading or deceptive statements. ...

Confusion over retirement income objectives

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... industry stakeholders agree that the retirement income system lacks a clear objective, but the comprehensive government review found the industry cannot agree on what that should be. The Retirement Income Review report found the role of the pillars - ...

Which longevity product yields the highest income?

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... To ensure its appropriateness, analysis compared this longevity product type to other possible retirement products," the review said. It then compared it to three other products as follows: A 100% allocation to group self-annuity starting at 67 60% in ...

Retirement income failing Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander people

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... retirement outcomes in Australian society should be an objective of the retirement income system, but the Retirement Income Review raised concerns about some falling through the gaps. In 2018, the median super balance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

Labor, unions, industry funds seethe

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
The opposition party, Industry Super Australia (ISA) and unions have criticised the Retirement Income Review and say the super guarantee (SG) must rise. Labor leader Anthony Albanese said the government is looking for excuses to break its promises. ...