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SMSFs interrupted in 2019: SuperConcepts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... Laws Amendment Bill 2019 was passed into law on 2 October 2019. This introduces the Super Guarantee opt-out which allows workers with multiple employers to opt-out by applying for an employer shortfall exemption certificate every year. He said there ...

Government loves SMSFs: Hume

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... have always held the belief that every Australian should be able to choose their super fund," Hume said. "Thousands of workers out there are being forced into some of the worst products out there because of workplace agreements." She gave an example ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... transportation, etc...and if the virus is not contained soon, job losses. But even without the government-mandated lockdown, workers would prefer to stay home for fear of being infected. Chinese businesses have reportedly cut back on production and trade... ...

Industry butt heads over super guarantee

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... Income Review Panel, the Actuaries Institute called for universal superannuation guarantee (SG) coverage for all Australian workers, including the self-employed and contractors. Superannuation legal advisory firm QMV disagreed, arguing Australians would ...

AustralianSuper secures corporate mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... default super fund in May last year, followed by Australia Post in June after it faced pressure from the Communications Workers Union (CWU) to dump AMP. In the handout to McMillan Shakespeare employees, AustralianSuper said: "While you're with McMillan ...

Super fund reveals ASX 100 equality laggards

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... important role in its investment strategy. "As a super fund, we look for companies that have long-term potential. Treating workers unfairly is a risk that we take very seriously," Future Super said. "Will the company be affected by sexual harassment ...

Industry super steps up SG campaign as RBA weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... was talking earlier about people's risk aversion. One thing we know is that people are loss averse," said Ellis. "Workers are much more likely to resist a reduction in wages growth than they are to forgo what otherwise might have been faster wages ...

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 ...