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Hume calls out ERS fake news

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... insurance sector innovate to make sure consumers are getting value from the policies they pay for out of their retirement savings. "We're trying to build a system in super that doesn't just represent the work force of 1992 but reflects the work force ...

What to expect from the Retirement Income Review

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... of superannuation funds to just 10 ("best in show", productivity commission), Future Fund managing default retirement savings, separating superannuation from workplace agreements and the place of self-managed superannuation funds. "The PC's proposed ...

IFM pledges to kickstart COVID-19 recovery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... back better - it would create jobs, boost the economy as we recover from COVID-19, and protect and grow the retirement savings of millions of working Australians," IFM chief executive David Neal said. "IFM Investors is ready to invest billions of dollars ...

Pandemic exacerbated retirement confidence: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... financial impact of the pandemic to be short-lived, Australians are already reacting with respect to their retirement savings. Compared to the rest of the world, a greater proportion of Australians during the crisis have checked their superannuation ...

Changes to advice incoming: Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... to super funds and insurance, and while insurance can benefit some for others it is simply a drain on their retirement savings," Bragg said. "Home ownership is the most important factor. The answer to every questions is not 'more super', for ...

Morrison's legacy will be retirement poverty: ACTU

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... bottom line," ACTU assistant secretary Scott Connolly said. "This scheme is having a disastrous impact on the retirement savings of women and young people, but is being used as a tax minimisation tool by the wealthy." He said that the reason 2.5 million ...

ERS sees 300,000 repeat applications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... repeat application was $8904." There are concerns that those making a repeat application have now depleted their retirement savings completely, which is why the average is below the $10,000 allowed. The 165,000 initial applications brings the total number ...

Generation gap opens up in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... advice services and they had sought these services recently. The pandemic has seen people's attitudes to their retirement savings shift, probably influencing the demand for financial advice, with 60% of respondents agreeing they need to review investments ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... of which loosely fit within an ESG analysis of the company. While super funds with millions in Aussies' retirement savings invested in Rio Tinto are able to communicate their position on issues, vote at company meetings and highlight how this issue ...

ISA responds to calls for SG freeze

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... Assistant Minister who have already publicly quashed their ideologically driven plans to cut Australian workers retirement savings," ISA said. ISA also pointed out the MPs in questions are recipients of a 15% SG. "They use the specious argument that ...