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Calls for disability insurance reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... product sustainability. Daniel Longden, KPMG actuarial and financial risk partner, said: "Our research found that Australian workers tend to have higher payouts than their counterparts in comparable jurisdictions. A replacement rate of 75% of earnings ...

AustralianSuper adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
AustralianSuper has appointed a new board director from the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The nation's largest superannuation fund has welcomed Glenn Thompson to its board. He replaces Paul Bastian who joined the board in 2013. Thompson ...

Retirement income review must focus on women: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... removing the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold, requiring SG to be paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave and workers compensation payments, and changing the Commonwealth's contributions to top-up payments instead of co-contributions into the ...

ISA reaffirms stance on super guarantee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... guarantee was increased. "Australia's super system is one of the best in the world, and is already helping millions of workers retire in dignity and ease the burden on the pension - but it is still maturing and there are inefficiencies and inequities ...

SG increase means lower wages: Grattan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... over the necessity of the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee. In a new research paper, Grattan claims workers "overwhelmingly" pay for increases to the super guarantee through lower wages. According to the institute's new No free lunch ...

First State Super acquires rental properties

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... healthcare, aged care, disability services, teachers, law enforcement, emergency services, childcare and associated industries workers at 80% of the market rate for the area. Housing affordability is a growing challenge for residents across the city ...

Your Super, Your Choice debate heats up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... Loane said while the FSC broadly supports the new legislation it submits that the bill should be amended to ensure all workers have the benefit of choice as soon as possible. "It's unacceptable after nearly 30 years of our compulsory system that workplace ...

Opt-out super to hit workers: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
New Industry Super Australia research claims to show plans to make superannuation optional for low-income workers is nothing more than a tax grab. According to ISA's latest analysis, low-income workers in New South Wales who chose to take their superannuation ...

Super fund lowers MySuper fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... going down from 0.18% to 0.15% per year in investment fees. TWUSuper is the superannuation fund for transport industry workers and has been around since 1984. Its balanced (MySuper) option returned 11.8% in the year ending November, compared to the median ...

Sunsuper welcomes new board directors

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... Goodey also joins the Sunsuper board as a director. Goodey is currently the chief financial officer for the Australian Workers Union in Queensland, and formerly served as a finance and compliance officer for the Australian Services Union. Sunsuper chair ...