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Rest closes investment options, shifts allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... offered more than a quarter of a million examples of the power and value of reform efforts to build a fairer and more equitable super system. This finding highlights the benefit to Rest members, but it's likely many more working Australians are now receiving ...

Should wealthy Aussies use super to fund aged care?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
... superannuation, to preserve savings and deliver income for a dignified retirement alongside government support, in an equitable and sustainable way. Jones, who is also minister for financial services, added: "It strikes me as odd in a system which is ...

KPMG recommends gender-focused super reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... commitments. It's in these cases, the application of the SG to the Carer Payment could help. "It's a highly equitable policy, since recipients of the Carer Payment must satisfy a means test and therefore are on low incomes," Elkins said. "People ...

Coinbase sued as US crackdown continues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... choices." The SEC is seeking injunctive relief, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains plus interest, penalties, and other equitable relief. The SEC filed a case against Binance and its founder and chief executive Changpeng Zhao just yesterday, claiming he ...

HESTA pushes for gig worker super entitlements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... for gig workers in 'employee-like' arrangements. "We will continue working towards achieving a fairer and more equitable superannuation framework for all Australians," Blakey concluded. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

Budget of missed opportunities: Industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... Debby Blakey welcomed the initiative but said that savings should be directed towards helping deliver a fairer and more equitable super system. Aware Super said the budget left low-hanging fruit on the branch. "The higher earnings tax on super balances ...

Payday super to boost retirement savings for millions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... Vicki Doyle said the government's decision to pay super with wages makes the superannuation industry fairer and more equitable, providing working Australians a greater opportunity to achieve their best possible retirement. "A significant proportion ...

Ascent Investment ordered into liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... April 24, ASIC announced that the Federal Court ordered Ascent and its managed investment scheme wound up on just and equitable grounds. "The Federal Court's reasons and certain orders are currently subject to a non-publication order... The Court ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... superannuation which aims to preserve savings to deliver income for a dignified retirement, alongside government support, in an equitable and sustainable way. Jones also emphasised the government's push to transform retirement savings into retirement ...

Objective will not achieve any real purpose: IFPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... sustainable retirement income by preserving retirement savings for a dignified retirement, with government support, in an equitable and sustainable manner. Several industry groups and organisations, like ASFA, FSC, HESTA and Insignia Financial supported ...