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Super funds call for SG increase to aid women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... it comes to super." Likewise, Human Super is lobbying for a "gender-based superannuation top-up", where women earning a salary contribute 12% to super. If this isn't possible as a result of the gender pay gap or the type of work women perform, the super ...

AustralianSuper slashes insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... improve services to members," Kerlin said. By way of example, Kerlin said default insurance costs equate to around 0.8% of salary over the member's lifetime in the fund, compared with the code's maximum of 1%. "Importantly, this includes the majority ...

Financial services pay top dollar for compliance, IT skills

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... opportunities in risk management and compliance within the sector are forecast to boom in 2018, Robert Walters' latest salary survey shows. With large-scale remediation projects in banking and financial services firms underway, the demand for professionals ...

O'Dwyer proposes compulsory unpaid super law

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... draft bill. Under the STP legislation introduced in August 2016, employers with more than 20 staff members will report salary and wages and Pay as You Go (PAYG) withholding amounts to the ATO in real time or at the same time employees are paid. In an ...

Traditional advice strategies pose retirement risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... "The limit on how much can be contributed to super personally is $25,000 less your SG contributions, which is 9.5% of your salary. For those aged 40 and over this will become much more common, even if there is a reluctance to lock away money until retirement ...

Super life code released

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... The ISWG is also hoping life insurance remains affordable by ensuring the level of cover does not exceed 1% of a member's salary. Trustees will also consider the level of cover for younger members commensurate with their life stage, salary and debt levels ...

Government superannuation bills will stand despite Royal Commission: O'Dwyer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... about how they spend members' money, closure of the loophole that allowed some employers to short-change employees who make salary sacrifice contribution, and giving employees the right to choose their own superannuation, irrespective of an enterprise ...

Manage wealth with authority: Academic

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... consumers, which ultimately leads to poor retirement outcomes. Ariely pointed to two common questions: how much of your final salary do you think you'll need in retirement; and what is your risk attitude? He said while this style of questioning may seem ...

Energy Super launches group insurance platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... appointed MLC Life as its insurance provider in 2009, and in September last year named it as the provider of its Group Salary Continuance (GSC) Insurance. MLC Life chief customer officer of group insurance Suzanne Smith said: "We're committed to working ...

BEAR should apply to insurance bosses: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... new rules and greater accountability to bank executives. It would also mean executives deferring a large portion of their salary if they breach accountability obligations. "Under the BEAR, banks and their senior executives and directors will be expected ...