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Aware Super in-houses fund administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... contact centre in Melbourne while Mercer has provided certain communication services to some Aware Super members and employers, a spokesperson for the fund said. The fund said it has been running three separate administration systems (across a mix of ...

Half of UK pension funds seek buy-out

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... over the next decade. "This is due to a combination of factors such as funding requirements meaning that sponsoring employers will need to fund pension schemes to a higher level and the cost of insuring deferred member liabilities having reduced materially ...

Sweeping tax cuts announced

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... additional 50,000 jobs across the country," Frydenberg said. A further measure is cutting red tape for businesses by allowing employers to use existing corporate records to complete their fringe benefits tax (FBT) return. Employers providing retraining ...

Frydenberg focusses on jobs, jobs, jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... JobMaker program is estimated to cost $4 billion and create 450,000 jobs for young people. It is a hiring credit to employers of $200 a week for each eligible employee hired between ages 16 and 29 and $100 a week for every worker between 30 and 35. To ...

Insurers prepare for tragic COVID-19 fall-out

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... employees' mental health at work since the pandemic. As many as six out of ten of the workers surveyed said their employers had already implemented mental health initiatives as a result of COVID-19. As for managers, 55% said their organisations planned ...

LGS partners with SuperFriend

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... with workplace mental health organisation SuperFriend, to provide support and tools to its staff, members, and their employers. SuperFriend will support employers and members with a range of online and facilitated training solutions, consulting, webinars ...

Australia world class in retirement wellbeing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... measures income equality, income per capita and unemployment. Natixis chief executive Jean Raby said: "Individuals, employers, institutions, policymakers and asset managers all have an important role to play in addressing these issues, and we believe ...

Corporate fund overhauls admin fees, premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... possible because members have been consolidating lost super accounts to Mercy Super, staying with the fund when they change employers and taking a more active role in managing their accounts. Members will also see a decrease in death and TPD premiums ...

Six Park, Rollit Wealth announce partnership

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... benefits tracker, financial advice and "everyday rewards". Aranwela believes the new integration "makes sense" for both employers and employees alike. "As an employee, understanding and making the most of your financial position, and being able to start ...

Amnesty unearths $588m unpaid super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
Over half a billion dollars of unpaid superannuation has been reunited with workers, as employers take advantage of the amnesty period to "wipe the slate clean". About 24,000 employers have admitted to underpaying staff approximately $588 million in ...