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Intervention from trustees can address unpaid super: IFS

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... super gap according to Industry Fund Services. The service provider has called out employers for underpaying Australian workers $17.1 billion in compulsory super entitlements from 2009 to 2015 and said that trustees have a duty to act early to recover ...

Government funds ATO superannuation taskforce

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... obligations has been a problem ever since the SG was introduced in 1992. "Employers who deliberately do not pay their workers' superannuation entitlements are robbing their workers of their wages. This is illegal and won't be tolerated," O'Dwyer said. ...

The future lies in wellness: WSSA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... and having the necessary resources to live their "desired lifestyle." The index found that almost two in five Australian workers need to improve their financial wellness and only a third are considered truly financially well. Those who are deemed financially ...

Advice at any age will enhance retirement: Sunsuper

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... said the figures are cause for concern, and place greater urgency on the need for good financial advice. "For the 63% of workers who do not have a retirement plan, getting advice at any age will make a difference later in life - which might mean the ...

The negatives in the positive jobs report

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... unemployment rate dipped to 5.6% from 5.7%; and the participation rate increased to 65.1% from 65 (suggesting optimism among workers in finding jobs) - the details are really not that flash. All of the jobs created in July were part-time (up 48,200 from ...

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... businesses - Persons paid by commission only - Working proprietors/owner managers of Pty Ltd companies - Employees on workers' compensation who are not paid through the payroll - 'Non-maintainable' jobs (i.e. jobs that are expected to be occupied for ...

Retirement advice will take hit from education reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... financial abuse and longevity risk, Sinclair said. "This need is going to increase drastically as more and more Baby Boomer workers and business owners exit the workforce and find themselves facing a myriad of often complex and bewildering issues and ...

ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... IFM Investors executive manager Chris Newton noted the Act would provide long term benefits for companies, investors and workers. "The global challenge of modern slavery is just as much an investment issue as it is a human rights issue - if investors ...

Industry super fund grows ESG team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... billion in funds under management, is due to release a joint study showing how the superannuation system is failing young workers in the age of the gig economy. Together with the John Curtin Research Centre, the report will outline measures needed to ...

Financial services not immune to public inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... abilities than in that of professionals. This is pertinent for advisers because, as baby boomers retire and the ratio of workers-to-retirees shifts, demand for retirement solutions will rapidly increase. "Developing compelling advice, product solutions ...