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Challenges on the horizon for CountPlus

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
CountPlus recorded an increase of net profit after tax to $5.95 million in FY20 from $3.68 million ahead of future challenges to its Count Financial business. The accounting firm increased its cash to $21.11 million, up from $8.5 million in the preceding ...

New law backs choice of fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... choose their own superannuation fund, lifting restrictions that forced some members into a super fund dictated by their employer. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Your Superannuation, Your Choice) Bill 2019 passed overnight to give about 800,000 employees ...

Pandemic heightened need for SG increase: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... coverage of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) scheme. ASFA said the FEG scheme needs to be expanded to cover unpaid employer superannuation contributions as a result of the economic effects of COVID-19. ASFA said while the provision of JobKeeper ...

Zurich rejigs operations team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... he said. "These appointments reflect the career aspirations of our team members, which is one of our ambitions as an employer-of-choice." Zurich completed its acquisition of ANZ's life insurance business OnePath in June last year.

AIST calls for top-ups for low-income ERS recipients

ANNABELLE DICKSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
Government should top up the superannuation balances of Australians who make less than $39,837 a year and genuinely accessed their superannuation under ERS, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. The body is recommending the ...

ATO implements JobKeeper changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... rather than 1 March 2020. Additionally, employees that meet the eligibility requirements can now be nominated by a new employer if their original employment with a JobKeeper employer ended before 1 July 2020. Employees, however, can still only be nominated ...

Super fund deputy chief departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
The deputy chief executive of a $95 billion superannuation fund has left the role to pursue new opportunities. Graeme Arnott left the position as deputy chief executive of First State Super last month.. A First State spokesperson confirmed the news ...

Iress posts mixed half year results

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
The financial services software provider reported a 14% decrease in net profit after tax at $26.3 million from the previous corresponding period. Iress noted the decrease in NPAT was due to the impact of operating losses in acquired businesses and the ...

Financial services workers content with pandemic changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... insights from over 1000 Australians across multiple industries including financial services exploring how they rate their employer's response over the last six months and what shifts in workplace policies they expect in the future. Qualtrics head of ...

ACSRF, NGS Super explore merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
The two industry funds have signed a memorandum of understanding and will begin due diligence to explore a merger that could create a $21.5 billion superannuation fund. The $9.5 billion Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund and the ...