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SMSF member increase bill reintroduced

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
The bill to increase the maximum number of self-managed superannuation (SMSF) members from four to six has been reintroduced in the Senate. The bill amends the SIS Act, Corporations Act, ITAA 1997 and Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) ...

Actuary of the Year named

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... to actuaries - in particular, younger actuaries - who volunteer to help find solutions. "It was great to be involved with young actuaries," Lang said. "But all actuaries generally, come into their work with a notion that they want to help people and ...

Another AMP worker recounts campaign of harassment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
A new whistleblower has come forward, recounting what amounts to a campaign of harassment and a derailing of her career at AMP, leading several other former employees to do the same. The account from the whistleblower was read to the Senate by Senator ...

Pandemic heightened need for SG increase: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... receive their due entitlements." ASFA said with nation-wide reductions in employment disproportionately impacting on the young, it maintains that the increase in the SG is now more important than ever and should continue as legislated. The association ...

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

ANNABELLE DICKSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... super on paid parental leave. Without these recommendations put in place, there is a risk of a wider super gap for women, young people and lower income earners. "Closing the COVID super gap will require a commitment from government, employers and individuals ...

Retail investors surpass one million

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... the surge was driven mostly by a record inflow of 265,000 first-time investors. "First-time investors typically consist of young Australians in the Zoomer or Millennial age group, but the pandemic-induced lockdown has accelerated these trends," he said. ...

Spaceship raises $10m in capital raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... is delivering just that. And continuing to improve the product and experience every day. This is clearly resonating with young Australians," Grok Ventures' chief executive and chief investment officer Jeremy Kwong-Law said. "We are excited to support ...

Superannuation critical to economic recovery

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... executive Martin Fahy said the proposal would inflate the price of a property by $50,000 and eat into the retirement savings of young Australians. "The proposal from Master Builders does nothing to address the supply side constraints at the heart of ...

Young-old wealth gap widest in 18 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Counting on your children's lives being better than yours? It's not a given as a new Actuaries Institute report finds the relative wealth and wellbeing of 25 to 34 year olds is the lowest in 18 years. The Actuaries Institute's publication ...

Future Super ramps up direct equities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Ethical superannuation fund Future Super has increased its exposure to direct equities while staying true to its investment strategy. The fund has traditionally had almost all of its Australian equities exposure through the BetaShares Australian Sustainability ...