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Super a 'taxpayer subsidised inheritance scheme': Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... elsewhere," Coates said. "Those concessions will, in short order, cost more than the Age Pension, which is how most Australians in retirement are supported by the government. And those tax concessions, it's not just that they're large, it's that a lot ...

Dodgy dentist defrauds members after draining super for medical procedures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
As more Australians drain their superannuation to pay for medical procedures, Slater and Gordon Lawyers is warning members to think twice about doing so after a Perth dentist left patients in limbo. Slater and Gordon Lawyers medical law practice leader ...

SMC backs principles-based approach to corporate governance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said good governance is fundamental to advancing the interests of the millions of Australians with savings managed by profit-to-member super funds. "New research shows profit-to-member super funds with equal representation ...

Global X scales higher on the ETF issuer podium

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... "It's a fact that most active managers underperform their benchmarks over the long term, according to data from S&P. Australians are wising up to this underperformance and shifting to lower-cost ETFs, which has boosted the ETF market," Zaika said To ...

ESSSuper, UniSuper spearhead member satisfaction

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... winning new members and retaining existing members. Around 6% of existing members, equivalent to about one million Australians, were prompted by advertising to think more about their super. On the acquisition front, 5% of new super fund members say advertising ...

Productivity woes endure in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... stronger workforce participation or improved access for historically underrepresented groups. "But it's concerning if Australians have been working more out of sheer necessity, sacrificing study, rest, or time with loved ones just to maintain their standard ...

Chalmers champions productivity, urges tax reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... spending. At the same time, Australia's population is ageing, meaning more retirees and proportionately fewer working-age Australians. "Tax is one of many ways our three primary economic challenges are related..." he said. "And now is the best time to ...

Future Fund cleared to manage select asset classes in-house

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... strategy. The national priorities are consistent with our purpose to invest for the benefit of future generations of Australians," he said.

Small industry super funds beat giants on trust, service, value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
Small industry super funds lead on trust, service, and value for money, according to CoreData's annual member engagement survey. CoreData research consultant Alana Devitt told Financial Standard that members' trust in small industry funds is built through ...

Rest pilots Payday Super tech, moves to implement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... pleased with the results of the trial. "We believe Payday Super will help many of our members - and millions of working Australians - achieve fairer retirement outcomes, particularly those who work in part-time and casual roles," he said. "We strongly ...