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Challenges on the horizon for CountPlus

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... the 101 advisers that left 54 retired or ceased providing advice, 32 joined another licensee due to cost, 11 changed employers and four were terminated. "Various Count Financial firms made decision regarding their ability to continue to offer financial ...

Pandemic heightened need for SG increase: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... terrible combination of drained superannuation accounts through early release and dried up super contributions from employers can have a devastating impact on retirement savings," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. "Superannuation contributions made ...

AIST calls for top-ups for low-income ERS recipients

ANNABELLE DICKSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... women, young people and lower income earners. "Closing the COVID super gap will require a commitment from government, employers and individuals, a commitment crucial to minimising the long-term consequences of the virus - particularly for those who can ...

ATO implements JobKeeper changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... JobKeeper employee eligibility rules following the government's announcement the scheme would be altered. The changes mean employers already enrolled in JobKeeper may be able to receive the JobKeeper payment for more of their employees. The scheme has ...

Super fund deputy chief departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... He was responsible for the delivery of operational, custodian, financial and administrative services to members and employers. He joined First State Super as chief operating officer in 2007 and was deputy chief executive before becoming chief executive ...

Iress posts mixed half year results

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... integrations between Xplan and third parties. The software enables messaging such as payments and rollovers between employers, super funds and the Australian Taxation Office. Iress chief executive Andrew Walsh said Iress' primary focus during the pandemic ...

Financial services workers content with pandemic changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... Qualtrics head of employee experience for Asia Pacific and Japan Steve Bennetts said: "Australians want to see their employers continue to focus on offering more workplace flexibility - such as less time spent commuting, and wearing more comfortable ...

ACSRF, NGS Super explore merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... increases coverage in core constituencies," she said. Both funds are public offer. NGS has about 120,000 members and 11,000 employers. It specialises in non-government education and community organisations. Its board also has two directors nominated ...

HESTA awards three-year mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... technology offerings," Blakey said. "We look forward to working together to continue to deliver for our members and employers positive, technology driven experiences and outcomes." Link retirement & superannuation solutions chief executive Dee McGrath ...

Chief economist update: The wages of COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... still, as the ABS notes, "...JobKeeper payments to eligible employees falls out of scope of the Wage Price Index". Our employers have done good by us! Well ok, JobKeeper has also helped. This is because without it, the lagged negative correlation between ...