Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 441 - 450 of 469 results for "Superannuation guarantee"

Coombe calls for better super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
... Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) luncheon in Sydney. "Sixteen years after the introduction of the superannuation guarantee we are in a golden age. We are the fourth largest managed funds market in the world and Australia boasts the fastest ...

Aussie super funds leap into top 300

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... according to the research, included a strong Aussie dollar, booming local equities, fund mergers, strong Superannuation Guarantee contributions and the establishment of the Future Fund. However, despite the growth, Australia's funds remained small in ...

ALP wants industry funds on awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
... time to achieve a 15 per cent contribution level." "Labor notes the clear evidence that the 9 per cent Superannuation Guarantee is insufficient to fund adequate retirement incomes for workers on average incomes," said ALP platform statement.

Statewide rolls out automatic insurance cover

... and new employer-sponsored members. To be eligible, the member is receiving at least $200 per month in Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions from their employer and has a minimum superannuation account balance of $5,000. Members who pass the set ...

NZ bourse doubles earnings ahead of KiwiSaver

... time for the exchange due to the introduction of the KiwiSaver (equivalent to Australia's compulsory Superannuation Guarantee scheme) and other tax related changes in October. Ahead of the legislation, the group is already planning to move to an upgraded ...

ABN AMRO Craigs selects Gatekeeper

... requirements before the October 1 deadline. The KiwiSaver scheme, a close equivalent to Australia's compulsory Superannuation Guarantee (SG) scheme, will take effect on October this year and requires financial services companies in New Zealand to have ...

Budget super changes not for low budgets

... monthly salary is under $450, the cut-off point before employers are obliged by law to give a 9 per cent Superannuation Guarantee (SG) payment on top of normal pay. "There are people in this country who work full time and don't get super and the reason ...

Australia to become an investment exporter: Perpetual

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
... things being equal should result in higher prices through higher price multiples," he said. Increasing the Superannuation Guarantee rate from 9 to 15 per cent will add to these supply pressures and may have structural implications on the market. For ...

Salary sacrifice now three times more powerful

... age can place a maximum deductible contribution of $15,260 into their super. This figure includes the superannuation guarantee (SG) contributions automatically provided by their employer plus the salary sacrifice they want to put in for the year. For ...

SG at 9 per cent is enough: Watson Wyatt

A new study has dismissed calls that the current 9 per cent superannuation guarantee (SG) is not enough to fund retirement, saying the obsession around SG levels diverts the attention away from more realistic solutions to resolve the nation's purported ...