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Portfolio insurance provides strong protection: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... government and individuals alike in balancing the short-term needs and long-term saving goals. But withdrawing superannuation balances while losing jobs could have severe consequences for retirement savings," Xu said. Xu evaluated the performance of ...

Super fund gets ahead of CIPR obscurity

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... Warner reveals how changing superannuation policies will have a fiscal impact. For instance, freezing the superannuation guarantee at 9.5% will have a modest budget benefit in the short term via higher taxation revenue, but over time will be offset by ...

AustralianSuper welcomes Rio Tinto departure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... will continue to "take an interest" in how these changes are implemented. "Rio can now work with traditional owners to guarantee that its processes are appropriate for the protection of culturally important sites, and that it has the right internal accountabilities," ...

MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... Complicating the issue is a lack of transparency on how insurers apply these definitions. "In employer policies in superannuation, TPD claims are typically assessed on whether the member has been absent from work for a period of time and is unlikely ...

Increased SG equals increased fees: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
New research from the University of Sydney suggests that raising the superannuation guarantee to 12% will send fees through the roof. The study conducted by Cameron Murray, economist and research fellow at the University of Sydney, found that increasing ...

ERS sees Cbus members forfeit TPD cover

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... "If we extend that out to persons aged 65 years, our Cbus members retired typically with one third of the average superannuation retirement balance of the so called average superannuation member per the APRA statistics," Arter said. "That member is more ...

Industry funds pledge $33bn for economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... manner. The report also suggests industry funds' outperformance added an around $151 billion in total to national superannuation savings over the past 23 years. ISA said a member is estimated to be $30,250 better off on average with an industry super ...

SMSF member increase bill reintroduced

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... Your Choice bill which passed last week allowing employees the choice about which fund receives their superannuation guarantee. "It not only affected younger people but also older members transitioning to retirement who might have an SMSF. A typical ...

Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... universal superannuation is among the world's best retirement savings scheme, and the introduction of the Superannuation Guarantee in 1993 was by far the greatest policy intervention to improve retirement incomes for women," it said. "It is imperative ...

ERS to lead to rising pension costs, higher taxes

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
Industry Super Australia has slammed the government's early release of superannuation scheme, arguing it will significantly increase the long-term Age Pension costs borne by taxpayers. Total retirement incomes will be substantially lower, it said, while ...