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FASEA chair to remain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... a part-time basis until the organisation is wound up. Minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy, minister for women's economic security Jane Hume announced Catherine Walter will continue to work with the board to refine ...

Increase to super contribution cap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... first time since July 2017," minister for women's economic security, superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume said. Concessional contributions are made to super funds before tax and taxed at a rate of 15% inside super funds. ...

Hume expands portfolio

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
Following a cabinet reshuffle, minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume will now take on responsibility for women's economic security. Hume's title is now minister for women's economic security, minister ...

PYSP reunites $4.3bn of lost super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... individuals' bank accounts - a power that only the ATO has," the minister for superannuation, financial services and digital economy Jane Hume said. New data from the ATO shows unclaimed superannuation dropped to $13.8 billion in the year ending June ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... members, claiming other super funds might learn from it. The minister for superannuation, financial services and digital economy Jane Hume has warned that the imminent BFID law will make it harder to get away with this excuse as trustees will be subject ...

Super assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... MySuper's assets reached $812.2 billion, up 7.8%. The minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume said the balance is a clear indicator of the resilience of the superannuation system. "However, as we've said ...

Possible delay for SG rise: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... the Ageing (COTA) Australia's National Policy Forum, minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume reiterated the findings of the Retirement Income Review whereby the current SG rate is more beneficial for Australians. ...

Government passes advice, super reforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... fees from MySuper products. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume said the changes are an "important step in restoring trust and confidence in the financial system". CHOICE's ...

SMSFs primed for best financial interests duty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... their own financial best interest," Burgess said. The Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy Jane Hume briefly addressed the conference, saying that SMSFs are an integral part of the superannuation industry, and that ...

Hume slams superannuation circus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... she says is the most "frustrating" part of her job. The Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy expressed her exasperation with the super industry's defiance in improving and modernising the system. "[Every] single ...