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Military to get defined contribution super scheme

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... scheme from 1 July. From that date ADF Super will be the default fund for anyone joining the permanent Australian Defence Force. The fully-funded accumulation plan has an employer contribution rate of 16.4% and is underpinned by a new death and invalidity ...

Manus and Nauru are immoral and risky: super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... an impact; so we took the view of getting out," Rodwell-Ball said. He explained that NGS Super uses reports from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) as a source of information for environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues ...

Bank glitch delays government super payments

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... bank's processing arrangements that provide priority to these payments," the CSC continued. The delays affected former Australian public service workers and Defence Force pension payments. "Our bank has advised that they are completely focused on having ...

Australian Defence Force offered super fund choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
From July next year people who join the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will receive an employer superannuation contribution of 16.4% regardless of the super fund they choose. This forms part of legislation introduced by the federal government last month ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following losses on Wall Street after the United States and the European Union broadened sanctions on Russia, overshadowing US economic data and earnings reports. At 0808 AEST on Wednesday, the September ...

Mother's Day Classic raises $4.5m for breast cancer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... year, two international events were held - one in Afghanistan and one in United Arab Emirates, involving Australian defence force personnel on military bases. "A huge thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered, fundraised and donated to Mother's ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Government establishes superannuation fund for the Australian Defence Force (ADF)

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
The government will establish new superannuation arrangements for people joining the Australian Defence Force (ADF). As part of the new arrangements ADF members will be able to choose which superannuation fund they belong to and, for the first time ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... always remember that when one person receives an entitlement from the government it comes out of the pocket of another Australian. Since coming to office, we have carefully and methodically looked at all areas of government spending. The Government has ...

Super fees are falling but only just

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... added to the cost of Commonwealth superannuation tax expenditures it means the superannuation system is costing the Australian nation $47bn per year, which is about 4% of GDP or more than twice the national defence budget. "Workplace fund total expense ...