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Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... the pandemic has placed additional demands on super funds, particularly in the rollout of the government's Early Release Scheme. "Superannuation funds have dedicated their focus towards effectively delivering the vital services their members need at ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
With more than one million people applying for the government's early release scheme, questions surrounding super fund ownership in equity markets have come to the fore. The government's scheme will so far put at least a $9 billion strain on Australia's ...

Early release applications top $9bn

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... hardship provisions, Rest would typically receive about 100 applications per week. In the first week of the new early release scheme, it received around 65,000 applications. Despite the administrative challenge, Rest said it is "comfortably placed" to ...

ERS shaves $4m off Raiz Super

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
The government's early release scheme shaved $4 million from Raiz Invest's superannuation offering, as members drew down on their savings to weather the COVID-19 crisis. Funds under management in Raiz Invest Super fell 6.7% over the past three months ...

Top adviser queries revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... over the next two financial years and which situations allow members to qualify for the government's Early Release Scheme. CFS technical services manager Craig Day said the technical support team had received a deluge of enquiries during March and ...

Raiz cuts costs, super increases

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... also rising 3.4% compared to Q2 FY20. However, Raiz said this figure was before the government announced its early release scheme, allowing members to access up to $20,000 over the next two financial years. The investment platform maintains it is well ...

Industry fund revalues unlisted assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... assumed a 10x impact compared to Treasury's current assumptions when modelling the impact of the government's Early Release Scheme (ERS), and said its options would remain diversified even in the worst case. "Our internal data team used a conservative ...

AustralianSuper pays out $320m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
AustralianSuper has already paid out close to $320 million to members under the early release scheme as it readies to release a further $330 million. The super fund said it has received requests from about 85,000 members so far, representing about $650 ...

APRA to track ERS payment times

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... name and shame the superannuation funds that straggle in releasing member's money to them as part of the early release scheme. APRA has launched new data collection to assess the progress and impact of the government's temporary early release of superannuation ...

No liquidity support for super: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe said while some super funds may shrink as a result of the governments early release scheme, they are well placed to manage the withdrawals. Lowe said the industry as a whole should be able to cope with the number of ...