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ATO cracks down on ERS misuse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has cracked down on those misusing the Early Release of Superannuation scheme in a move that has been welcomed by the Industry Super Australia (ISA). The ATO said it is beefing up enforcement efforts saying it is ...

Complaints abound during COVID-19: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... superannuation complaints. Untersteiner said the majority of the complaints have been about delays in early release of superannuation, loan break costs, disputed transactions, requests to extend payment terms as well as denial of travel insurance claims. ...

Advisers involved in ERS scams: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... pitch to consumers to carry out broader superannuation activities, such as the possibility of early release of superannuation, searching for lost super and consolidating their accounts." The regulator has observed some 'lost super search providers' re-brand ...

ATO allows ERS access to New Zealanders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... The Australian Taxation Office is allowing New Zealanders with KiwiSaver accounts to access the Early Release of Superannuation scheme through a loophole. In an update to its Design and Implementation document, the ATO said those with a KiwiSaver account ...

AMP defends hefty remuneration bill

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... amid the uncertainty of COVID-19 has soared, while the company has also had to deal with the new early release of superannuation rules. "At the end of April AMP received approximately 50,000 requests for the early release of super," he said. Confidence ...

ERS shaves $4m off Raiz Super

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... global market conditions saw our FUM increase by 8.9% to $404.62 million. But due to the COVID-19 early release of superannuation, $4 million was withdrawn from the Raiz Invest Super fund." The average early release was $7139, he said. "With state and ...

Junk by name, junk by nature?

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... credit market relative value particularly as more certainty is gained around member flows and early release of superannuation." Frontier's clients usually allocate 5% of their assets to high yield bonds, he said. "Frontier has upgraded its outlook ...

500 advisers exit during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... doesn't change the fact that advisers know their careers are on the line when they advise about the early release of superannuation. "It's not worth the $300," Tynan said. "It's not just the Statement of Advice, it's everything. It's so hard.... And ...

APRA to track ERS payment times

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... has launched new data collection to assess the progress and impact of the government's temporary early release of superannuation scheme. From next week, registrable superannuation entity (RSE) licensees will be asked to complete and submit the regulators ...

Aussies flood to ERS as applications open

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... An ATO spokesperson told Financial Standard that while official applications for the COVID-19 early release of superannuation did not open until today, a large number of Australians had registered their interest. As at the end of 16 April 2020, the ATO ...