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Hume commits to 12% SG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... welcome the minister giving an ironclad commitment that a re-elected coalition government would not alter the super guarantee increase in any way," ISA chief executive Bernie Dean said. He added his support for Labor's proposal to link super fund capital ...

ISA releases pre-election wish list

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... to provide workers with a dignified life in retirement; maintaining the legislated schedule for increasing the super guarantee to 12% by 2025; and finally, ruling out relaxation of existing rules for early release of super. "Sticking with the foundations ...

$450 super threshold to be scrapped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... Statement. The bill removes the $450 per month income threshold under which employees do not have to be paid the super guarantee by their employer. "This will remove a structural discrimination that has been part of the superannuation system since 1992 ...

What will it take to get super on parental leave?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... of the only forms of paid leave where there is no requirement to pay super and the government does not pay the super guarantee on its scheme. ISA released a report on the issue in partnership with former Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) director ...

Tim Wilson grills NAB on super ownership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
... saying he does not have concerns about the amount of influence super funds have. Though he acknowledged that as the super guarantee rises to 12%, funds will own a greater portion of the ASX. "They will be taking up a larger portion of the ownership of ...

SG increase to self-fund retirement

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... in retirement," ASFA deputy chief executive and chief policy officer Glen McCrea said. "It's clear that the Super Guarantee rise puts Australians firmly on track to achieve the dignified retirements they deserve." ASFA noted the increase to 12% will ...

Employers should pay SG rise: ASFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... profits over the last twenty years," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. "The long-overdue increase in the Super Guarantee will go some way to address the structural imbalances that continue to occur between fat profits and flat wages." The Fair Work ...

KPMG recommends super changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... as women are often using the leave. "While KPMG has recently proposed a major overhaul to the PPL scheme, the Super Guarantee issue still needs to be addressed even if the current system is maintained. There will be a significant cost but this is a major ...

Government retirement modelling leaves women behind: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... Retirement Income Review's findings are being waved around by politicians to claim legislated increases in the Super Guarantee (SG) are unnecessary and should be cut or used for other purposes," ISA said. ISA's research also accounts for those who fall ...

ISA calls SG increase delay a tax grab

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Industry Super Australia says a failure to make the planned increase of the super guarantee to 12% compulsory is a "tax grab" by the government. According to ISA, making the increase to 12% optional will result in the average Australian family paying ...