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IOOF buffeted by advice restructure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... IOOF's open architecture approach and enabling choice for our clients," Mota said. "This quarter has seen ongoing impacts of ERS, especially the final opportunity for early access. As well, we have experienced the ongoing impacts of COVID, including ...

Raiz Super regains losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... superannuation funds under management by nearly 15% in the December quarter despite the impact of the early release of super scheme (ERS). Raiz Invest's superannuation portfolio swelled to $81 million or 14% from $64 million after losing over $6 million ...

ERS a setback for young workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... AIST is urging the federal government to make a one-off contribution to the super of low-income earners who took advantage of ERS of about $5000. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said while the long-term impacts of COVID on the retirement savings ...

NSW pocketed $10bn from ERS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
More than one million New South Wales residents took advantage of the early release of superannuation scheme, withdrawing $10 billion, new analysis shows. Industry Super Australia looked at the popularity of the ER S scheme across suburbs and found ...

Crackdown on ERS scams continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed it is still working with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to crack down on early release of super scams which cost Australians over $6 million. Combined, the value of scams rose 23% in 2020, with ...

Platforms start to shake ERS impact

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... Credit Suisse. In the September quarter, platforms reported $1.9 billion in outflows. However, if you exclude $3.9 billion of ERS withdrawals, platforms would have reported positive inflows of $2 billion for the period, Credit Suisse said in a January ...

ERS had little effect on funds: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
Large outflows experienced by some super funds as a result of the government's early release of super scheme had little impact on fund performance, according to new research from the University of Melbourne. The research, conducted by James Brugler ...

ATO backs SMSFs as strong retirement choice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... helped facilitate several government stimulus measures including allowing individuals early access to their super, through the ERS scheme, and retirees to temporarily reduce their minimum drawdown amount by 50%. Micale said in addition to implementing ...

Aussies won't top-up ERS losses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
New research reveals that less than half of the Australians that withdrew their super this year plan to direct tax savings towards replacing it. Research from Colonial First State, which looked at a sample of 2000 Australians, found that 16% had withdrawn ...

ERS costs big super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
As applications for the early release of super (ERS) scheme slow down, the nation's biggest funds have taken the brunt of the payments. Of the $36 billion paid out so far, the 10 funds with the highest number of applications received from the ATO have ...