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BUSS(Q) calls for sub-contractor legislation

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
David O'Sullivan, building and construction super fund BUSS(Q)chief executive, is calling on the government to introduce legislation that would force sub-contractors to contribute to their superannuation. O'Sullivan said the number of employees becoming ...

Model your retirement: Sunsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... simple calculator that estimates your retirement income - it is interactive, has videos, and includes the government age pension and spouse (if a member has one) in its modelling. "Once you have your projection, you can then see what you can do today ...

ASSET Super launches TTR calculator

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... pre-tax and post tax contributions. The Asset TTR Calculator also takes into account inflation, investment earnings; age pension (if eligible), fees, insurance premiums, and investment strategy. "One of the key features of the Asset TTR calculator is ...

Lift retirement age, lower long term benefits: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... as the government is about to receive the Harmer pension review report which is expected to call for a lifting of age pension rates, and which the Rudd government has already signalled it will attempt to support in the coming Federal Budget. The Australian ...

Super and pensions under attack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... retirement savings system as two more reports have been released attacking the social inequity of superannuation and age pension rules. The Australia Institute has released a research paper that argues superannuation is a tax rort for wealthy people ...

Lay-by age pension to plug savings gap

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... adopt fresh thinking on how to supplement retirement savings and are calling on the government to support Lay-by style Age Pension and 'longevity insurance' products. A panel of industry experts from Mercer, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and Watson Wyatt ...

Clear focus to drive age pension reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
In reviewing the appropriate pension payment level, the government must decide if the fundamental purpose of the age pension is to reduce poverty or to replace income, argues the Institute of Actuaries (IA) in a new discussion paper. The paper, New ...

Philippines axes cheques for ATMs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
The Philippines is revving up its pension scheme by phasing out archaic cheques disbursement arrangements for an ATM-based system. The country's Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) brought the new system in place last month. The fund's 81,000 ...

LUCRF makes history

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... however had to wait until the 1970s for the next wave of major reform when the Whitlam government announced it would peg age pension levels to 25 per cent of workers' earnings and when the Storeman and Packers Union launched their campaign for employer ...

Paid maternity leave must include super: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... superannuation would help compensate mothers for their lost superannuation. Their calls come as debate heats up around age pension adequacy. "Paid maternity without super is a bit like childbirth without nursing care," said Reynolds. "The two things ...