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Unconscionable super cross-selling will continue: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... practices undertaken by banks to cross-sell superannuation products and nothing is being done to curb this, Industry Super Australia says. In response to the independent review on retail banks' product-based commissions and remuneration practices, Industry ...

Associations not sold on PC draft report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... super should be available for all Australians. The government must act urgently to reform the system." Industry Super Australia blasted the report, arguing the Commission has not provided the public with evidence the system needs restructuring, and that ...

ATO payroll system tracking unpaid super

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... entitlements to the tune of $3.6 billion per year, according to a joint report submitted by Cbus and Industry Super Australia at the superannuation guarantee non-payment Senate inquiry, which wrapped up on Tuesday. Cbus urged the Federal Government to ...

Access to super for housing is still bad policy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... Sukkar, who made the case for early access as part of a broader package to increased housing supply, Industry Super Australia, the SMSF Association, and the Financial Services Council have all remained emphatic in their opposition to the policy. "This ...

Wages and super should be aligned: Cbus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... non-compliance, the rise of the cash economy, sham contracting and employer insolvency. Late last year, Cbus and Industry Super Australia released a report which estimated Australians were missing $3.6 billion in superannuation each year. A recent survey ...

Proactive group releases life insurance guidance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Financial Services Council (FSC), the Industry Funds Forum (IFF) and Industry Super Australia (ISA), the group released Guidance Note 33 - Best practice for Group Insurance Data. At a granular level, the guidance note ...

Home deposits unwelcome in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... Housing, Anthony Roberts, recently mentioned the idea of unlocking superannuation for first home deposits. Industry Super Australia believes the idea is bad policy as it could reduce retirement savings and drive up housing prices while doing nothing ...

Industry super attacks SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
Industry Super Australia says growth in the SMSF sector is a result of members having low levels of financial literacy. Citing a 2016 working paper from CIFR, ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said the 5.5% increase in SMSF membership in 2015 was ...

Senate committee files views on super objective

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... the income from superannuation should move from supplementing the Age Pension to becoming a substitute. Industry Super Australia questioned whether the bill would be able to meet the goal of assisting policy makers, noting the considerable debate around ...

Bus operator fails to pay super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... comes amidst a Senate inquiry in Melbourne over chronic underpayment of super contributions by employers. Industry Super Australia (ISA) accused that the ATO of inaction against rogue employers who were holding back superannuation entitlements, claiming ...