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ISPT joins IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... ownership, and purpose will strengthen its capabilities, investment offering, and capacity to deliver for the retirement savings of millions of working people. "Over 30 years ISPT has developed a robust portfolio and strategic approach to investing in ...

Top superannuation policy priorities for 2025: SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... universality, and compulsion - and cautioned that any policy proposals undermining these will undermine Australians' retirement savings and "hand a large bill" to taxpayers. For example, its research shows that a 30-year-old who withdrew $20,000 through ...

Super framework, SMSFs conducive to financial abuse: Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
Lax superannuation laws make it too easy for perpetrators of domestic violence to access victims' retirement savings, while the current framework for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) enables financial abuse to flourish, a parliamentary inquiry found. ...

Treasury gives Tranche 2 reform package preview

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... Australians by addressing barriers to affordable financial advice," she said. "The future for Australians' retirement savings is brighter with a more inclusive and modernised advice framework and we look forward to seeing the legislation progress in ...

WA super law reforms boost GESB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... insurance in inactive accounts and transfer them to the ATO. "GESB has a long history of managing the super and retirement savings of current and former WA public sector employees," WA's Treasurer Rita Saffioti said. "These commonsense changes will ultimately ...

$3m super tax faces axe, pushed to 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... there are fears around the alliance between the Labor party and the Greens, who want even more taxes applied to retirement savings. "My hope is if the Labor party do form minority government with the far-left party, they have even less numbers in the ...

Objective of super enshrined in law

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... rebrand might be required to truly maximise outcomes. "If we are serious about getting members engaged with their retirement savings sooner, we should rename our system from superannuation to retirement income," Hartley said. He added that legislating ...

Brighter Super makes fee, death benefit changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... significant milestone in realising the benefits of our mergers, ensuring we continue to help members grow their retirement savings while offering exceptional value and services,'' Brighter Super chief executive Kate Farrar said. "These fee changes reflect ...

SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... to have an SMSF, together making up more than 60% of the total. Together, they have more than $1 trillion in retirement savings, the bulk of which is invested in listed shares. This is followed by cash and term deposits and non-residential properties. ...

HESTA to pay members impacted by COVID revaluations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... revalued their unlisted assets to give members an up-to-date understanding of how COVID-19 was hitting their retirement savings. Some notable moves came from AustralianSuper - which cut the value of its unlisted assets to the tune of 7.5% on average ...