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Super sneaks back to $3tn in assets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... year to September 2020 were $112.3 billion, including approximately $34 billion paid under the early release of super scheme (ERS) which came into effect on 20 April 2020. SMSFs also lost out in the September quarter with assets falling 4% compared to ...

Australians drain $35bn from super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
Around $35 billion has been removed from Australians retirement savings as the governments' early release of super (ERS) scheme edges towards its close. Having opened in April this year in response to the immediate effects of the COVID-19 lockdown ...

ATO prepares for end of ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... Taxation Office (ATO) has announced the end of year shutdown and program closure arrangements for the early release of super (ERS) scheme. Since April 3.3 million Australians have taken over $34 billion out of their retirement savings through the ERS ...

IOOF appoints executive, continues growth push

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... Renato Mota said the broad ranging impacts of COVID-19 continued to affect flows, especially with the early release of super (ERS) scheme. "However, our scale, economic diversity and business strength contributed to the maintenance of a steady FUMA position," ...

Ask and you shall receive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
The latest APRA data for the government's Early Release of Super (ERS) reveals that 98% of applications received by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have been paid out by funds. The prudential regulator said that as at October 18, 98% of the applications ...

APRA reduces ERS reporting for funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... amongst other things. These have always been requirements of the reporting standards set by APRA for the oversight of the ERS scheme, but will now have more of a focus. Funds will no longer have to continue providing information on complaints handled ...

Release the Retirement Income Review: Labor

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... an online event for ASFA, criticised the government's latest raft of superannuation reforms and the early release of super (ERS) program. "The Superannuation Minister [Jane Hume]- who flips and flops between ambivalent and conflicted in her own portfolio ...

Aussies continue to drain super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... Over the week to September 27, a further 36,000 applications were received by funds for the Early Release of Superannuation (ERS) scheme. Of the 36,000 applications 22,000 were first-timers and 14,000 were repeat applications. Initial applications total ...

Effects of ERS not so bad: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... outcomes. Speaking at the digital Morningstar Investment Conference, Grattan Institute chief executive Danielle Woods said the ERS scheme was incredibly important in providing support to households that needed it. "The JobKeeper scheme was also important ...

MySuper funds face new test, member bans

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... higher obligations towards members' best interests. The budget did not go into details on this. What is missing or delayed: ERS extension, Retirement income review, CIPRs, Eligible Rollover Funds The budget did not extend the early release of superannuation ...