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Super fund slashes fees, switches administrator

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... 31; and extended its call centre hours from 8am to 8pm (AEST) Monday to Friday. EISS was the super fund exclusively for workers in the energy industry in NSW until it opened to the public in 2013. Separately, $27 billion Western Australian government ...

Super fund apologises for admin error

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... confirm if "we have appropriately addressed the underlying isolated issues." Once the super fund for Queensland government workers, QSuper was open to the public from 1 July 2017. Last month, QSuper's long-serving chief investment officer Brad Holzberger ...

Government amends key super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... an active low balance in prescribed dangerous occupations. Robert said the move follows feedback from stakeholders that workers in dangerous occupations are likely to benefit from default insurance in super as they likely otherwise face barriers to accessing ...

We must do better: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... for young and low-income Australians. "I can assure you that ASFA is opposed to wiping out cover for vulnerable, young workers. We are opposed to substantive changes that add to cost and complexity," he said.

FSC moves to protect retail super from ALP 'tinkering'

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... on Productivity Commission data, the council said its survey found 33,000 retail superannuation accounts of full-time workers - whose average franking credit refunds amounts to 0.3% per year - would benefit from a balance $55,000 higher at retirement. ...

Zurich partners for future of work and insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
Zurich has entered a three-year study partnership with Oxford University to develop a means of ensuring workers are effectively protected and supported in an increasingly fragmented labour market. Working with the Smith School of Enterprise and the ...

Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... according to new research from Grattan Institute but ISA and ASFA don't agree. Grattan Institute modelling found that most workers can expect retirement income of at least 91% of their pre-retirement income, even after allowing for inflation. This ...

Mental health at work still a stigma: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... leaving their employer in the next 12 months, according to mental health organisation SuperFriend. With one quarter of workers experiencing high levels of stress in jobs, employers need to do more to support mental health and wellbeing, SuperFriend's ...

Chief economist update: Americans who want work will find it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... employment and correspondingly rising wages. US employment increased by 250,000 in October after the addition of 118,000 workers on payrolls in the previous month. This is sharply higher than market expectations for an increase of 190,000. But more than ...

Cbus whacks illegal phoenixing

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... director identification numbers (DINs) to stop company directors from fraudulently escaping superannuation obligations to workers. The construction industry is the "highest represented" sector in illegal phoenxing activity, according to ASIC. The regulator ...