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Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... liberalise superannuation and to allow people to invest in whatever they want, then this policy has delivered in spades. Of note, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that you let people use their own money and don't lock it away from them. But, if ...

Superannuation not a super solution to housing affordability

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... blame for the housing affordability crisis. "This is not a housing policy - this is a desperate, last-minute act from a prime minister trying to cling to power," ACTU president Michele O'Neil said. "This policy has rightly been rejected by governments ...

Super Guarantee increases now ironclad

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
The super industry has welcomed the Prime Minister's re-election promise that a Coalition government will lift the Superannuation Guarantee to 12% as legislated. The Prime Minister has said he "stands by" the currently legislated 12% increase and ...

Industry pans early release superannuation policy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... deposit, reducing the time people need to pay rent and also means a smaller mortgage with less debt and smaller repayments," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. "Super should be harnessed to support the aspiration of many thousands of families who want ...

Hostplus tops super ranks to March

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... the bottom of the table was Australian Ethical Super Employer - Balanced (Accumulation) returning 5.8%, as well as Prime Super (Prime Division) - MySuper at 5.9%, and BUSSQ MySuper - Balanced Growth at 6.0%. The median return for the 12-month period ...

Super's defense against economic volatility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
At the ASFA Conference, former deputy prime minister and Cbus chair Wayne Swan called superannuation a great triumph of social-democratic policy as it's become a major source of social stability. The world has become a more dangerous place, its ...

Wayne Swan joins AIST board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
The AIST has announced the dual board appointment of the former federal treasurer and deputy prime minister alongside AustralianSuper executive Sarah Adams. Swan, the chair of Cbus, and Adams, the group executive strategy, reputation & corporate affairs ...

Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... around and say, 'the oil price is determined in a global market, it's beyond our control'," he says. He points out that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has already been criticised for telling the voting public that certain situations aren't his responsibility. ...

APRA to continue scrutiny of trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
The prudential regulator has outlined its policy and supervision priorities for 2022, saying its prime focus is rectifying sub-standard industry practices and eradicating unacceptable product performance. Released yesterday, APRA said it will continue ...

Future Super hires operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
... smartMonday, a choice product that failed APRA's inaugural choice heatmap assessment. smartMonday DIRECT and smartMonday PRIME scored several amber and red ratings for failing to beat their benchmarks over five and seven-year periods. Club Plus officially ...