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Super's objective needs to get personal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... System Inquiry's definition of super's objective as impersonal and believes it should be more meaningful to working Australians. Workplace Super Specialists Australia (WSSA) has submitted to Treasury that the primary objective of super should be to "support ...

CHOICE adds another super voice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos said the association puts retirement outcomes for Australians at the "front and centre of our policy and advocacy work." "Educating the Australian community about their retirement ...

Actuaries call for objectives across retirement system

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... objective, the institute believes there should be comprehensive guidelines for an equitable and flexible system that allows Australians to live a comfortable retirement. Actuaries Institute president Lindsay Smartt said research shows most Australians ...

Federal Government told to stop 'tinkering' with superannuation

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... 'objective of super'. The FSC's definition of the objective of super is; 'to deliver dignity and independence for all Australians in retirement by providing replacement income that is adequate to provide a comfortable standard of living'. In a statement ...

National Seniors chief steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... he will step down to pave way for "fresh blood and fresh ideas." Michael O'Neill has been at the helm of the older Australians lobby group since 2006; he initially only planned to stay in the role for five years. Commenting on his departure, he said ...

SME owners urged to streamline their retirement exit strategies

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... sustained low fertility and increasing life expectancy, Australia's population is slowly aging. Today, the median age of Australians is 36.9. This figure goes' hand in hand' with the fact that over 40% of all business owners are now over 50. To help ...

Super needs consolidation: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... leader Ben Walsh said super industry consolidation is one of three shifts needed to improve retirement choice for Australians. On top of consolidation and more retirement income options that provide an income for life, Walsh said the industry needs to ...

Government lagging on super policy: Labor

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... conclusion, Chalmers said a collaborative approach to superannuation policy is needed to ensure the system benefits all Australians. "There is no upside in descending into what I call the warring tribes approach of public policy making in super. There ...

The lucky country may not be so for future generations

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... generation will never own their own home. "Australia has a world-leading retirement savings framework, however too many Australians are facing a retirement savings shortfall or are not fully involved participants in the system," MLC chief executive Andrew ...

Indigenous workers retire with 27pct less: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... according to new industry research. This finding comes from the latest paper examining retirement adequacy for indigenous Australians, published by the CSIRO-Monash Superannuation Research Cluster. The paper also found indigenous full-time workers will ...