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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 ...

Pension pots around the world during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Australia, where many have warned of the long-term balance impact of withdrawing the $20,000 now. In India, members of the Employers Provident Fund Organisation, were allowed to withdraw up to three months of their salary or 75% of their savings on March ...

Trillion dollar stimulus debt debated

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... scrutinised by politicians. Parliament met today to discuss the government's $130 billion JobKeeper payment, which will see employers impacted by COVID-19 eligible for $1500 per-employee in a program designed to keep people employed. The government estimates ...

Extraordinary stimulus provides wage subsidy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... COVID-19. During a press conference today, Morrison announced a $1500 a fortnight "job keeper" payment designed to allow employers to keep employees on through the crisis. Companies will be paid the wage subsidy in what is an effort to keep employees ...

Calls for super release to borrow from RBA

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... switching to these accounts, Davis said, so as to "implement repayments via annual tax calculations or via advising employers to withhold and transfer a larger sum as regular pay as you go tax amounts". The RBA too, would need to introduce a new zero ...