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Labor and Libs joust over small business super contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... statement, Treasurer Chris Bowen said it "takes the pressure off small business owners and reduces the time spent by employers on paying different superannuation funds for different employees." Its function is therefore essentially identical to the one ...

Self-education cap to harm senior workers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... retirement has a detrimental effect on the Australian economy because it reduces the size of the labour force and makes employers forego the skills and knowledge of mature age people, their substantial contributions to productivity and their capacity ...

LUCRF Super extends Community Partnership Trust to SA

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... helping hand," said LUCRF Super chief executive Greg Sword. The Community Partnership Trust forms a partnership with employers, employees and members who pledge their support through a Workplace Giving Program or one-off contributions.

WA Local Super gets MySuper licence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... in ensuring we can continue to offer a high level of service and range of product offerings to both our members and employers throughout Western Australia." There are now 47 funds authorised to offer MySuper products.

ECT relief should apply to non-concessional contributions: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... university lecturers - can easily exceed their concessional contributions cap without realising it, as their several employers are all making the required contributions on their behalf. Slattery said penalising these members is unfair.

VicSuper signs admin software deal with Bravura

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... Solutions for the use of its administration software Sonata, and ePass, its online superannuation portal for members and employers. VicSuper has selected Sonata as its primary registry system to deliver improvements to its operations and enhance the ...

Insurers and super funds tackle costs of mental illness

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... depression - diagnosed or not - costs an employer about $9000 a year. It is therefore in the interest of insurers and employers to tackle the problem before it becomes an issue. A big part of this, Lydon said, is making the work environment a positive ...

Employers divided on internal social media effectiveness

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
While more than 50% of employers are using social media to communicate and build community with their employees, there is little consensus as to which tools are most effective. According to a flash survey by global professional services company Towers ...

Government to hold public forums on Super Charter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... primarily on individuals, the paper also stressed the need to consider regulatory burdens on other stakeholders, including, employers, superannuation funds, fund managers and financial advisers. Other key suggestions in the discussion paper were: a post-retirement ...

Industry funds lead super growth in March quarter

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... reported that contributions to funds with at least $50 million in assets were $20.8 billion over the last quarter, with employers contributing $16.9 billion and members contributing $3.8 billion. Industry funds received 33.1% or $6.9 billion of these ...