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FSU wants CBA to up pay

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... going during these difficult times and we would hope the CBA takes note of that when it comes to finalising the current round of enterprise bargaining," Angrisano said. "FSU members have worked hard in the most challenging environment this year to assist ...

Morrison's legacy will be retirement poverty: ACTU

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... program, saying that Prime Minister Scott Morrison's legacy will be a wave of retirement poverty. Following the second round of early release withdrawals commencing on 1 July 2020 and the value of applications topping $23 billion, the ACTU is concerned ...

ERS surges $7bn in a week

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... payments and Treasury has had access to the advance numbers. "The larger point is that most people applying for this round of ERS are likely to be older because the younger folks who dominated the first round have probably cleaned out their accounts," ...

APRA warns of ERS second wave

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... the ATO website crashed due to the number of Aussies logging on to complete their tax return and apply for the second round of ERS. In addition, APRA said this may impact processing times for payments being made by funds. This comes as the regulator ...

ATO crashes amid tax return, ERS rush

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... website crashed on the first day of the new financial year as Australians rushed to lodge tax returns and apply for the new round of ERS. The ATO said it was aware that a number of Australians trying to access its website to lodge returns or apply for ...

ERS figures hit $17 billion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
The latest round of APRA data has revealed that $17.1 billion in early release of super (ERS) applications have now been paid. Billions are being withdrawn each week, despite COVID-19 restrictions easing in most Australian states. Last week $15.9 billion ...

Super withdrawals being misused

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... personal debts. 11% was spent on gambling. Bligh urged the government to institute some "checks and balances" for the next round of early release payments, saying Illion's data supports the theory that the system may need to be more tightly controlled. ...

Super not sacred: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
Rice Warner founder Michael Rice has warned the superannuation industry to prepare for the government using the system as a means of repaying its stimulus debt, saying super won't be as sacred as it has been in the past. Rice has warned the superannuation ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... bounce in stock prices isn't unheard of. "In late 2008, equities rallied in response to the Federal Reserve's (Fed) first round of quantitative easing and other programs aimed at supporting the economy," he said. "While investors welcomed these moves ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... "With this firmly in their minds, market-wise investors will know be looking to bolster their portfolios before the next round of cuts and the likely subsequent price increase. They are taking advantage of the lower entry points now before the next major ...