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ASIC eyes employee super fund choice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... by consumers about their superannuation fund. Press pointed to updated ASIC Information Sheet 89, Communicating with employees about superannuation fund choice: what you can and cannot do, which sets out how employers should communicate to their employees ...

CBA completes review, sued by FWO

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... penalties of up to $66,600 per breach. "We allege that CBA and CommSec failed to meet their lawful obligations to ensure employees were better off overall, which led to thousands of CBA and CommSec employees across the country being financially disadvantaged ...

OnePath tops Fat Cat super fund list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... the gold medal. AustralianSuper and Fiducian Super came equal second, while IOOF, Aware Super, AMG Super and Holden Employees Superannuation Fund ranked equal third. AustralianSuper's Conservative Balanced, AMG's Balanced and Colonial First State's ...

Employers unaware of YFYS, stapling: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... of YFYS, approximately 65% looked to their funds for information and support, including details they could pass on to employees. The study also found 17% of employers had a specific suggestion for how super funds could improve proactive engagement. "Any ...

MetLife enhances mental health policy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
MetLife Australia unveiled a mental health strategy for its employees in light of Mental Health Month. MetLife will create a resource hub that includes content from the Black Dog Institute and its own 360Health program. As part of the initiative, it ...

Pension funds acquire forestry asset

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... to the UN Sustainable Development Goals." Following the acquisition, there will be no significant changes to Wenita's employees following the acquisition and the terms of the transaction remain under wraps. PPF head of infrastructure, timberland and ...

AustralianSuper calls for fresh retirement thinking

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... includes a series of tools that employers can use to assist those transitioning to retirement or to engage with older employees. "With the significant demographic shift towards older Australians in our community, businesses are increasingly recognising ...

Class gifts employees leave to fight burnout

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
With more research identifying the pressure put on employees by the pandemic and lockdowns, wealth technology firm Class is offering employees extra days off. The ASX-listed firm is introducing paid leave days for its staff to provide time for them ...

What will it take to get super on parental leave?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... enterprise agreements shows less than 7% include a provision to pay super on paid parental leave. At least 2.3 million employees who are on workplace agreements are missing out on super. A mother of two, on average, will lose $14,000 in super unless ...

Former super fund chief defends tenure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... Your Future, Your Super performance test. Following that, the Sydney Morning Herald reported claims from unnamed former employees of poor culture, frivolous spending, and conflicted business arrangements at the fund. Now, Hutchison has hit back, saying ...