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No change of mind for ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The Australian Taxation Office has said members who change their mind over the Early Release Super scheme will not be able to withdraw their applications. In an update to its Design and Implementation document the ATO outlined that only where there ...

AFP investigates ERS scams

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The Australian Federal Police are investigating a small number of scams in relation to the government's Early Release of Super scheme. The Australian Taxation Office said measures designed to protect the integrity of the early access to super scheme ...

Software provider launches ERS tech solution

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
Bravura has launched a new technology solution that will enable its clients to better manage early release requests. Bravura Solutions has announced an ERS capability that will allow clients to commence processing the ATO's ERS payments from the April ...

ERS shaves $4m off Raiz Super

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
The government's early release scheme shaved $4 million from Raiz Invest's superannuation offering, as members drew down on their savings to weather the COVID-19 crisis. Funds under management in Raiz Invest Super fell 6.7% over the past three months ...

Early release of super numbers revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
Australians have withdrawn $1.3 billion of superannuation in just the first week of new early release rules to help those suffering financial hardship as a result of COVID-19. Funds have paid a total of 162,879 early release applications so far out ...

ERS top of mind for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
Early release of super was the topic most frequently asked about by advisers during March and April, according to new figures from AMP's technical adviser support team. The next most asked about issue was minimum pension drawdowns as the government ...

Super funds release $1.3bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
APRA has released the first Early Release Super (ERS) figures, showing $1.3 billion has been paid to members in the first week of the scheme. Under APRA's Early Release Initiative (ERI) data collection, superannuation trustees were asked to submit data ...

How Cbus is servicing early release requests

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... far, which Fok said is lower than what it expected. Superannuation funds were asked to provide their modelling of early release amounts and numbers by APRA in March. And Cbus initially estimated $3.3 billion worth of requests this financial year and ...

Junk by name, junk by nature?

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... starting to refocus on credit market relative value particularly as more certainty is gained around member flows and early release of superannuation." Frontier's clients usually allocate 5% of their assets to high yield bonds, he said. "Frontier ...

Super CIOs defend illiquid assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said the idea that super funds do not have the liquidity to meet the early release demands brought about by financial hardship during COVID-19 is a "furphy". "I don't think the super system has ...