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Superannuation gets a classroom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2019
... members. The centre opened in Adelaide yesterday. This comes after Industry Super Australia revealed South Australian workers are having $283 million in super stolen from them every year by employers. Statwide chief executive Tony D'Alessandro said ...

TPD riddled with issues: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... disability insurance and the claims handling process. The regulator said the problems means the over millions of Australian workers who pay for the cover can't rely on it when they need it the most. "Over 12 million Australian workers automatically pay ...

Grattan modelling flawed, misleading: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... to support claims there is an equivalent trade-off between wages and super. This clearly shows that if super increases, workers will end up with more money over their life - not less." The new modelling suggests that an impact on wages would be offset ...

Integrity Life focuses on SMEs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... said. "Our early testing has told us that this product will appeal to a range of employers from, small offices to manual workers and from start-ups to well-established SME businesses, and everything in between."

Super fund cuts fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... was possible because the fund could take advantage of economies of scale generated by opening beyond only energy sector workers. It's been more than eight years since Energy Super became a public offer fund, following the 2011 merger of ESI Super and ...

Qantas Super adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... representing members of Group C, which incorporates aircraft trade persons other than provided for in Group D - store workers and food production workers. His appointment follows that of the fund's new chair, John Atkin. Atkin was officially welcomed ...

MySuper not the only problem: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... hit back, reminding SCA that underperformance across the industry was problematic, and adding Rice Warner research shows workers who stay in non-default (choice) funds could be up to $50,000 worse off on average. "In a compulsory super system, long term ...

Treasury agreed with Grattan SG modelling

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... guarantee to 12% was "broadly consistent" with Treasury's own modelling, staff emails show. In November, Grattan said most workers can expect retirement income of at least 91% of their pre-retirement income, even after allowing for inflation, which ...

Senate secures members' interest changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... Industry Super Australia (ISA) said the changes were an improvement, but noted the government's carve-out for young workers working in dangerous occupations would be difficult to implement. "In a welcome move the government has agreed to more realistic ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... without putting pressure on inflation - forget about asking for a pay rise. More so, because the number of already employed workers wanting more hours - the underemployment rate - has increased to 8.6% in August from 8.4% in the previous month. Its negative ...