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Blame put on businesses for JobKeeper error

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... payments to those 759,654 businesses, covering around 2.9 million employees. Around 97% of claims have been paid to employers within three business days of employers making the employee declaration. The ATO said around 150,000 enrolled businesses are ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... they will likely switch to pay-as-you-go systems, meaning pensioners will be forced to rely on the operating budgets of employers to get their retirement funds. "Collapsing to pay-go status is risky given that sponsoring governments would have to make ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Despite COVID-19 shaking the world to its core, the themes underpinning ESG investing are not about to change, according to a global asset manager. Having destroyed the best laid plans of investors the world over, investment managers are asking how ...

Realigning remuneration expectations

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... private equity compensation will be either flat or rise up to 5%. For asset management, Johnson Associates is advising employers take new incentive funding approaches, including deviating from typical (year-on-year) norms and committing to the right ...

Frontline worker death nominations spike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... Transport Super and My Life My Pension - have received a significant increase of inquiries from frontline workers and their employers in the case of unemployment or death following the COVID-19 outbreak. "Some funds received up to a 136% increase in ...

HESTA announces three GM appointments

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... chief operating officer Stephen Reilly and will be responsible improving the fund's digital services for members and employers. "Katrina brings deep superannuation knowledge and an intrinsic understanding of the technology that drives personalised experiences ...

Unemployment already over 15%: Roy Morgan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... with a much larger pool of unemployed and under-utilised workers there will be a far more competitive jobs market for employers to pick from. There will be no 'snapback' which means all, or even most, newly unemployed Australians are back in their original ...

More super funds will merge: QMV

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... reasons Forbes thinks merger activity is about to heat up. "I think those funds without a broad range of industries or employers contributing will be the most impacted," Forbes told Financial Standard. "They could be on either side of the merger, they ...

Top adviser queries revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... measures. The queries included understanding the eligibility rules surrounding JobSeeker payments and supplements, which employers qualify for JobKeeper payments, how a reduction in account based pension minimums will apply over the next two financial ...

Tail-risk hedging pays off for super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... volatility. "We have now monetised it and locked in a 3% gain. This was the result we had hoped for," Wyrsch said. "Employers fund defined benefit plans, so this is a great result for our defined benefit employers and means peace of mind for members ...