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Pension lessons from around the world

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... viable," Dean said. A digital offering from the outset, during peak periods following its launch, NEST was installing 1800 employers every single day - about double what a normal pension provider in the UK would do in a year, Dean said. NEST was set ...

Zurich partners for future of work and insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... executive Tim Bailey said: "The responsibility for delivering solutions needs a coordinated approach between individuals, employers, governments and insurers. Through Agile Protection, we are looking to develop workable models that reflect and meet the ...

Mental health at work still a stigma: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... according to mental health organisation SuperFriend. With one quarter of workers experiencing high levels of stress in jobs, employers need to do more to support mental health and wellbeing, SuperFriend's Indicators of a Thriving Workplace report ...

Assistant Treasurer warns super funds to lift engagement game

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... default funds should be chosen. He told the recent Australian Payroll Association Conference in Melbourne last week that employers aren't superannuation experts or financial advisers and should not be helping employees choose super funds or join ...

Superannuation must catch up to gig economy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... for the future workforce. About half (56%) acknowledged the system needed adjustment. More than half (54%) of surveyed employers expect to employ more contractors at the expense of permanent staff. Again, more than half (53%) expect an increase in female ...

Super funds react to market sell off

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... options, including its MySuper product where majority of its members are invested. "Similarly, we have been working with employers that have more than fully funded retirement schemes, to lock in some of the recent market gains," the fund said in an October ...

Unpaid super penalties too light: ISA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... Australia suggests the Australian Taxation Office's approach to unpaid superannuation is becoming a moral hazard whereby employers think they can escape penalty. Testimony from the ATO at the Senate Estimates committee for economics this week included ...

Financial services employment to boom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... in a rapidly changing sector," Manpower said. The Net Employment Outlook is calculated by deducting the percentage of employers anticipating a decrease in hiring activity from the percentage of employers anticipating an increase in employment with seasonal ...

Super funds excel in reporting obligation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... years, or may have systemic issues across multiple reporting obligations. ATO assistant commissioner for superannuation - employers and individual client experience, Graham Whyte, said funds have been actively identifying member reporting errors and ...

Labor super reforms can reach further heights: Industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... all Australians on the path to a comfortable retirement. FSC director of policy and global markets Allan Hansell said employers and superannuation funds should be encouraged by Labor's announcement "to go even further to innovate their superannuation ...