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Coalition, small business reject super clearing house model

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, said because super was part of an employee's salary, it was vital for employers to be part of the system. "It is not feasible to have them removed," she said. "Whilst small ...

Fin Svcs Asian opportunity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... demanding higher rewards for the effort. "We found that for Australian professionals to move abroad, they require a significant salary increase, say 20 per cent, while we found that corporations believe that the attractive job offer should be enough ...

Voluntary top-up contribs not enough: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... making voluntary superannuation contributions, only around 20 per cent of employees do. As well, the incidence of making salary sacrifice only really begins to pick up after the age of 45," said ASFA in its latest policy report, Spotlight on Henry. The ...

Bendigo aims to empower planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... and being able to apply that to Bendigo," said Billington. The bank has 70 financial advisers, all of which are paid a salary on a commission free basis, as well as 50 customer facing staff and $4 billion in funds under management. "We're supporters ...

Accounting group hires 'transformer'

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... constantly transform these businesses to meet changing customer and industry demands." Lombard will earn $700,000 in base salary per year, reviewed annually, with the potential to earn $350,000 extra if he meets performance objectives. His salary will ...

YouTube, you beauty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... effective it is, using the statistics tracking device already available through YouTube. For example, a tax firm's video on "salary sacrifice" had 765 clicks, tiny by YouTube standards (top YouTube videos get 10-million-plus clicks), but is a good return ...

Equipsuper launches 'clever' insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... reduction in premiums per dollar of cover. EquipExpress will change from a unit-based cover to cover based on multiples of salary. Insurance will no longer be reduced once members reach age 36. "What we've tried to do is broaden the insurance that's ...

Strong returns boost super balances: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... in investment markets that superannuation has seen has been significant." The increase would have been greater but for salary sacrifice contributions which were found to be at their lowest levels since the last half of 2006, when the index began. The ...

Untapped potential in salary sacrifice

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
Untapped potential exists for super funds to increase inflows through salary sacrifice according to an online poll conducted by REST Industry Super. The fund asked respondents whether they would be willing to sacrifice $20 per week in return for a better ...

Salary prospects brighten

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
The financial services sector is set to experience a growth in recruitment and salaries during 2011 owing to improved market conditions, according to a survey by recruitment firm Robert Walters. The survey, which covers all geographic markets, also ...