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Super Members Council renews calls for anti-hawking extension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
The Super Members Council (SMC) has revived its predecessor's calls to extend anti-hawking legislation, slamming a sub-set of financial advisers using social media posts and cold calling to drum up business. Prior to its merger, the Australian Institute ...

Super leaders take out King's Birthday honours

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS), and Australian Volunteers International. She has been president of the Australian Council for International Development as well as a National Mental Health Commissioner. She also led the government's ...

ECB drops interest rates to 3.75%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... outlook, the dynamics of underlying inflation, and the strength of monetary policy transmission, the bank's Governing Council said overnight, adding that "it is now appropriate to moderate the degree of monetary policy restriction after nine months ...

Super Members Council appoints inaugural chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
The Super Members Council (SMC) will soon welcome Ann Sherry as its first chair. Sherry will replace Nicola Roxon who has served in the role in an acting capacity since the lobby group's launch. Roxon will revert to a board director position. Sherry ...

Vision Super chair departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... February this year following a health battle. As a result, Darmanin will also step down as a director of the Super Members Council. Replacing Darmanin as Vision Super chair is Graham Sherry. He was appointed to the role on May 10 and has served on the ...

UK forewarns Australia on wholesale test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... per annum for the last two years as verified by a professional accountant's certificate. The Australian Investment Council (AIC) wrote in its submission to the inquiry that depending on the extent of the increases, the impact on venture capital (VC) ...

Aware Super hires head of corporate development

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) in 2018. AIST has since merged with Industry Super Australia to create Super Members Council. Stevens' appointment follows that of Winnie Huen yesterday to the role of general manager, strategy and transformation. ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... is a crucial and long-overdue step in improving their financial security in retirement," Delahunty said. Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert said paying super on parental leave would benefit 180,000 Australian families each year. "The ...

Quality of retirement does not depend on super balance: Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... man has around $107,700 in super. A 20% deposit on an $800,000 home is $160,000. In addition, modelling by Super Members Council found removing the cap on using super for housing would push capital city house prices up by $75,000. The Committee also ...

SMC says 'reckless' plan could cost taxpayers $1tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
Super Members Council (SMC) has slammed the Coalition's plan for young Australians to use their super for a house deposit, saying new modelling shows it could cost taxpayers a cumulative $1 trillion. SMC said even a policy which capped super withdrawals ...