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Queensland industry funds merge

HARRISON WORLEY AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... the largest superannuation funds in Australia, with $58 billion in assets and about 1.4 million members across 130,000 employers. According to Rainmaker data, AustSafe ranked second in the Selecting Super MySuper default performance return tables for ...

Best-in-show list addresses insurance gaps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... proposal is aiming to improve gaps in many areas including group insurance, and isn't ruling out the involvement of employers, industry funds and unions in establishing a solid best-in-show list everyone is happy with. Another issue the Commission ...

Super industry critiques PC draft report

KARREN VERGARA AND STEPHEN FAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... lack of engagement with members once they are ready to retire. The industry is good at gathering contributions from employers and members aged 30-40 years, but fail to give 80-year-olds a seat at the table or ask 'how they are going?' Nor is ...

NSW fintechs dominate Finnie Awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... startup companies but now also include larger scale-up fintechs which are dominant players in their sectors and are major employers in their own right." The awards were presented by Jobs for NSW, and NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business ...

Unpaid super reaches $6bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... policy-makers far too long to get on top of it," Linden said. Most recently the Government introduced a 12-month amnesty for employers to "wipe the slate clean" over the underpayment of the superannuation guarantee (SG). The Government's new laws ...

Industry Super Australia names new CEO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... significantly under his stewardship of the campaign," he said. "More broadly, Bernie has experience working with governments, employers and trade unions and is well-known among industry super funds.

Industry stakeholders welcome PC report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... system is working well for the majority of Australians, but said it also demonstrates that having default funds tied to employers and workplace relations via enterprise agreements and modern awards is also contributing to poor outcomes. "They note that ...

Amnesty granted to employers with unpaid SG

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
For 12 months starting today, employers with a history of underpaying the superannuation guarantee will have a chance to "wipe the slate clean" and clear any pile of unpaid super without copping late payment penalties from the Government, according ...

Industry funds call for super shortfall reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... number of Australians are not sufficiently preparing for retirement. "It's time for industry, regulators, policy-makers, employers and unions to come together to discuss solutions," he said. The funds said the research indicates a design fault in the ...

Gig economy intriguing millennials: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... report, 28% of millennials seek to stay with their current employer beyond five years. Deloitte's research found that for employers to stand a reasonable chance of holding onto younger employees, they will need to be offered the realistic prospect their ...