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Senate report backs removal 30-hour work threshold for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... Guarantee contributions if they work more than 30 hours a week for an employer. Rest general manager of public policy and advocacy Enrico Burgio said the bipartisan support marked a significant turning point in efforts to modernise the system. He said ...

Advice industry can't afford CSLR to be an 'unsustainable mess': FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... viability of the advice profession. Speaking at the FAAA Roadshow in Sydney on Thursday, FAAA general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson said the CSLR needs to be fixed to make sure "this isn't going to become an unsustainable ...

Rest calls on government to fix 'motherhood penalty'

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... payments designed to offset the impact of unpaid care on retirement balances. Rest general manager of public policy and advocacy Enrico Burgio said the current system fails to properly recognise unpaid care as a form of economic contribution. "Our superannuation ...

HESTA taps ESSSuper head as next chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... Campo has served as chief executive of ESSSuper for around four years. Prior to that she led Cbus' brand, engagement, advocacy and product arm for five years. She has also served as the deputy chief executive of Industry Super Australia for a period ...

SMSF Adviser Network shuts its doors, 85 advisers vanish from FAR

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... of the year. Speaking to Financial Standard, Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy and standard Phil Anderson said the limited advice licence model has shrunk significantly in recent years for several reasons ...

New deputy chair for FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... demographics, a mature savings system, emerging asset classes and disruptive technology, the role for the FSC to drive advocacy and good policy to deliver financial confidence has never been more important." The FSC also appointed Schroders Australia ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... resources and encouragement they need that no one else can offer. She also spearheads the SOS Save Our Super website, an advocacy group that is fighting for justice for victims. The site has comprehensive resources and information and contacts for those ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... concessionally taxed for every Australian, from the lowest earner to those with $20 million in super," ASFA chief policy and advocacy officer James Koval said. "In almost every circumstance, people will pay a lower tax rate on their super investment ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... ASFA estimated that five million individual accounts lost insurance cover as a result of this. ASFA chief policy and advocacy officer James Koval said the research shows a significant mismatch between current policy settings and the present-day reality ...

Top JBWere wealth leader heads to UBS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... business building, risk management, and talent development. His extensive board-level experience in governance and industry advocacy in Australia adds depth to UBS's leadership team," the Swiss bank said in a release. UBS said Nick Hughes will act ...