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Public sector retirees angry over income exemption cuts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
... added modern defined contributions super schemes rely on pre-tax contributions from employers, plus any largely pre-tax salary sacrifice contributions from the employee, with all contributions being taxed at 15% upon contribution, plus a further 15% ...

StatePlus talking to super funds of all sizes

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... provider. "Yes we can argue there's a lot of apathy towards superannuation and the use of this black box where 9.25% of their salary goes into every month and they never see it until age 65," Panaretos said. "But the fact they do know when they get to ...

HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... contributions. "Women working in health and community services can often be employed in more than one part-time role, where their salary from each employer can fall under the $450 per month super threshold. This means they can find themselves excluded ...

Women to inherit 70% of intergenerational wealth: report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... 'film' called 'ANZ Smart Girls'. One of the young girls who was part of the shoot had to read a line about the substantial salary gap. "I just don't like it because women should be paid the same as men," said the young girl. The social campaign is still ...

VicSuper lets members hold super in their hands

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... importance, yet the average Australian doesn't understand the basics including their current balance and what percentage of their salary is contributed to super. Furthermore, 58% of Australians don't make regular contributions. According to psychologist ...

Vision Super intra-fund advice soars

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... have been extraordinary - a 70% increase in direct provision of advice." Rowe added that Vision Super advisers are "paid a salary and never receive commissions or bonuses for recommending products. More and more Vision Super members are choosing to put ...

Hostplus brings insurance fees down

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... products will come into effect on 26 September 2015. The super fund said there will be no changes to fixed insurance or salary continuance cover or premiums charged. Earlier this year Cbus announced it will move its group life insurance to TAL Life in ...

AIST opposes SG charge reductions

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... the cost to non-compliant employers. The current system sees the cost of the SG charge calculated on the employee's total salary and wages (including any overtime worked etc.) and interest payable is calculated from the beginning of the relevant quar ...

Highest paid industry CEOs revealed

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... Australia's highest paid chief executive. He received $30.8 million in 2014, although the company only reported a $9.1 million salary. ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson noted that statutory reporting has improved over the last years, but added that ...

Cbus opposes smaller super guarantee penalties

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... changes, the SG charge will be simplified by aligning the earnings base for calculating the SG charge (currently total salary and wages) with the earnings base for calculating SG contributions (ordinary time earnings). The changes will also reduce the ...