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Australians miss out on billions in unpaid super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... quarterly. The deadline for the next quarterly payment is October 28, so if you have any doubts about whether or not your super is being paid correctly, contact your fund in early November, who will be able to let you know the timing and amount of your ...

MySuper hurts low balance members: UniSuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... members are having their entire balances eaten away by administration fees. "Under member protection, if you had $60 in your super fund account, and you only earned 45 cents, you would only be charged an admin fee of 45 cents that year," O'Sullivan told ...

ISA targets 'sales incentives' in new ad campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... all set." Another wad of money appears in his hand, after which he says, "Okay, now that that's sorted, how about your super?" The customer responds, "You're not getting your hands on my super... I'm with an industry super fund," and then ...

Administrators fined over 'free ' SMSF set up claims

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... fund (SMSF) administration service provider to pay an infringement notice penalty after claiming its service was free. Your Super Accountant has paid the $2,040 penalty in relation to statements that appeared on its website in January 2014. ASIC was ...

Lump sum rules 'utterly unsustainable': Sherry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... unsustainable to have what we have in Australia, because we means test the age pension. If the age pension is going to 70 and your super access age is 60, there's a pretty obvious arbitrage." He said, while there is a great deal of discussion about increasing ...

What happened to the ISA-FSC accord?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... the right choice about their default super provider. "Super is now 9.5% of your wages. So how do you determine where your super goes if you don't choose it? Do you want your employer to work it out with his accountant and the business banker? Or do you ...

Retail funds also guilty of 'Compare the Pair' vagueness

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... also around half that of other personal retail super funds, the money you save on fees can make a big difference to your super balance over time." An ANZ Smart Choice Super advertisement, meanwhile, states the product "offers choice and convenience at ...

Jeremy Cooper: Rethinking retirement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... bunch of things that you need to get right. At the moment, when you hit 65 you can choose to do whatever you want with your super. Is this level of choice appropriate? Well, you are incentivised to leave your money in the super system because it's tax ...

Industry responds to super fees study

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... "It's... important to remember that costs are just one part of the equation when it comes to the decisions you make about your super. There are a number of other factors you should consider when working out whether your current option is best for you." ...

Not too late for super to start on big data

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... Using big data "has the potential to improve engagement of members and employers as they will be able to relate to your super fund as a brand that understands their needs."