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ASIC financial services enforcements down 10%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... tackling poor culture will be a major priority for ASIC over the next six months and beyond.A We'll ensure that everyday Australians who suffer loss are remediated appropriately and as quickly as possible." Areas of enforcement include unlicensed conduct ...

FSC calls for 12% super by 2022

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... paused at 9.5% until 2021, Australia's superannuation system is a long way from achieving its objective," Loane said. "Australians are not saving enough inside or outside of superannuation. Because of this, 80% of Australians will still be accessing ...

Older workers are the future

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... Ripoll. The Member for Oxley highlighted figures from the Intergenerational Report which showed that by 2055, 40,000 Australians will live to 100 - nine times higher than today. There will also be twice as many people over 65 and four times as many over ...

Industry fund sponsors Oprah tour

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... experience and insights, Teifi Whatley, said Oprah's philosophy resonates with the fund's purpose to inspire and empower Australians to fulfil their retirement dreams. "Many women's lack of financial adequacy in retirement is an incredibly important ...

Super decades away from maturity

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... retirement will draw an income that is a combination of both super and the Age Pension. "The reality is that most Australians - including most of those starting out in the workforce today -will not retire with the equivalent of $1 million in super. We ...

Super and pension work together

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... overemphasis on superannuation balance sizes and ignores the importance of ongoing income. "And in the case of most Australians approaching retirement now and for the foreseeable future, this income will be made up of two components, super and a Government ...

Action plans for Indigenous super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... people strategy, Sophie Sigalas, said the RAP seeks to increase confidence and choice in retirement for the first Australians "and achieve equity in the treatment of non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal people." Sigalas added HESTA members "are at the coalface ...

AustralianSuper builds in-house global equities team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
AustralianSuper has already hired four people to its internal global equities team and is on track to manage over $10 billion in international stocks in-house. Australia's largest industry super fund has appointed Richard Ginty to lead the global equities ...

Super groups call for women Senate review

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... annum or below receive a rebate of the tax paid on their superannuation contributions. Wood said 3.6 million working Australians - 2.1 million who are women - currently benefit from the scheme, which is set to be dropped in 2017. Bandt applauded initiatives ...

Extend compulsory super to self-employed: ASFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... white paper argued. Chief executive Pauline Vamos warned that "we cannot ignore the large proportion of self-employed Australians who are putting off planning and saving for their retirement." "While many self-employed workers believe their business ...