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Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Choice chief executive Alan Kirkland told superannuation funds a few home truths this week, relaying several member perceptions about the industry ahead of research to be released by the consumer advocacy group. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation ...

Millennials want homes not retirements

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... they plan for 50 years' time. "Even if you're only able to put aside an extra ten dollars a week through a voluntary contribution, this could provide an additional $48,000 extra in retirement income," Hill said. The survey shows 30% of millennials are ...

Acorns app enters superannuation sector

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Micro-investment savings app Acorns has entered into a partnership with the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals to create a new Acorns-like app for superannuation contributions. As previously reported in Financial Standard, Acorns ...

ISA calls out pre-Budget arguments on contribution caps

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Industry Super Australia has slammed pre-Budget arguments that call for voluntary contribution caps to remain at current levels and allow Australians to make superannuation "catch-up" payments. Australian Tax Office (ATO) data analysed by ISA shows ...

SMSFA calls for concessional caps flexibility

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
The SMSF Association has called for changes to concessional caps to allow Australians to carry forward unused concessional contribution cap amounts and contribute to their superannuation when their circumstances allow. In its 2016 Budget submission ...

Not enough super users: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
Australia's retirement system is good but it could be doing better in several areas according to a modeling tool that tracks 10 of the industry's key indicators. The latest data coming from the AIST Mercer Super Tracker shows Australia's superannuation ...

Super lifetime cap could increase budget costs: Budget Office

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
Placing a lifetime cap on voluntary superannuation contributions could actually end up costing more money to the budget, a report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) commissioned by the Greens found. The Greens commissioned the report in light ...

Australians need another $130,000 for retirement: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
The idea you will need $1 million in retirement appears to be further busted after the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) released its latest retirement standard. However the updated ASFA figure suggests Australian's will need to ...

Remove 10% rule for deductible contributions: SMSF Association

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
The SMSF Association has argued for the removal of the 10% rule for tax deductible voluntary contributions to allow all employees access to deductions to superannuation contributions. "Removing the 10% rule would alleviate the red-tape burden for businesses ...

Abbott's SG claim incorrect, survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... the increase to that levy, we actually keep more money in workers' pockets. But if people want to make a voluntary contribution to their super, then of course they can do that."