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Super beats term deposits: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... curve and is prepared for further change. We also look forward to the government's legislation its policy to move SG contributions from 9-12%." AMP Flexible Super posted good results yesterday with more than 70,000 customer accounts and $2.8 billion ...

Russell upgrades insurance

NEWS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... benefits; it's tax advantaged, it is generally provided without the need for medical history, it can be met out of SG contributions (a plus for younger people who typically have less immediate cash flow), and the bulk buying power of large funds means ...

Astarra pain spreads to super funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... complicates the matter further. Second, while it is the super fund's responsibility to administer the transfer of the SG contributions from the employer to their employees account, no one can give a definite answer on how NSW TAB workers could recover ...

SuperChoice ups clearinghouse challenge

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
... with banking giant ANZ to develop PayClear2, a new system that can help small to mid-size businesses process SG contributions faster and with more accuracy. It's hard to get excited about developments in superannuation processing but for Peter Philip ...

Govt selects Medicare to run national clearinghouse

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... staff, estimated to account for nearly 20 per cent of the Australian workforce, the onerous burden of handling SG contributions and complying with choice-of-fund legislation. More importantly, the new system is a centralised online service, as opposed ...

Super assets to hit $2 trn by 2015: Deloitte

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... there is significant growth around 9-10 compound per annum over 10 year durations. That growth is driven by the SG contributions; an aging population and a supportive environment in terms of voluntary contributions," said Gale. The Deloitte analysis ...

Super breakthrough for SMAs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... people who previously couldn't access the product can now do so. "If you're talking about ordinary mum-and-dad SG contributions, which represents nearly two thirds of the industry, SMAs aren't available for that [SG contributions] at the moment. It's ...

Raise SG to 15 pc: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... a joint funding arrangement between employees and their employers. Meanwhile, 35 per cent felt the increased SG contributions should be the responsibility of the employers. This comes after the Federal Government's Henry Tax Review's report recommended ...

Small businesses to get two-year SG relief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... Vamos. The proposal follows growing concerns that small businesses might be tempted to illegally stop paying SG contributions due to cash flow problems.

Lay-by age pension to plug savings gap

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... how to make sure that the right aged pension will be available come retirement. There's this misconception that SG contributions were set to replace aged pension when it's just meant to supplement it, she said. Among her suggestions, backed by the Institute ...