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CommInsure tracks lost super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... and Corporate Law, Nick Sherry, recently calling for an automatic rollover system to help reduce the number of unclaimed super accounts. Senator Sherry has urged the Federal Government to consider implementing the rollover of lost accounts into a member's ...

Govt urges auto-rolling of $9.7bn lost super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... Corporate Law, Nick Sherry, has suggested an automatic rollover system for lost super to help reduce the number of unclaimed super accounts, which now stands at nearly $10 billion. He urged the Federal Government to consider implementing the automatic ...

The $200 super gift

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
Australians can bump up their Christmas budget by cashing in their unclaimed super account balances, as long as the total amount is less than $200. Matt McCrory, AUSfund manager, said Australia has more than 5.5 million unclaimed super accounts valued ...

Less junk mail drives rollover

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
Super members are five times more likely to consolidate their superannuation accounts if they are warned of the paper pile-up that comes with multiple accounts, according to AUSfund research. AUSfund, in collaboration with marketing company Shannon's ...

All is not lost

... (TFN) requirement for example will allow us to track down more people and give them the information about their unclaimed super funds." The introduction of a standard rollover form will also reduce the paperwork involve and incentivise people to consolidate ...

ATO to create single lost super gateway

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is to create a single and simplified gateway for people looking to find their lost or unclaimed superannuation. The ATO will do this by rationalising its existing processes to identify actual lost members, obtain ...

Unclaimed super a cash cow for ERFs

Superannuation accounts left stagnant for years are proving a cash cow for the eligible rollover funds (ERFs) that are inheriting them and the trustees transferring the funds. New research by rating agencies, The Heron Partnership and SuperRatings ...

STA urges employees to check super contributions

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2005
From today, employees are responsible for checking that their employer makes the correct superannuation payments, the Superannuation Trust of Australia (STA) says. It is important that employees check what is being done, STA chief executive Mark Delaney ...

Super roll-over groups to come under IFS banner

... merger will mean the two funds, Development Australia Fund (DAF) and AUSfund, which serve as a holding funds for unclaimed super, will now be fully incorporated into the industry group.

Labour lashes out against government's 'phoney portability' of super

... are 'weak and wimpy'. "The size of the problem is well-known: 25 million accounts for nine million members and unclaimed super monies of $6.8 billion," said Senator Sherry. "Most Australians can already consolidate or roll together their accounts. They ...