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Intervention from trustees can address unpaid super: IFS

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
Early intervention from superannuation fund trustees is critical to addressing the unpaid super gap according to Industry Fund Services. The service provider has called out employers for underpaying Australian workers $17.1 billion in compulsory super ...

Group insurance premium arrangements unclear: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... excessive profits at the expense of super members. They are commonly used by larger super funds, as well as in corporate or employer plans within super funds. In the report concerns were also raised about how conflicts of interest are managed and inappropriate ...

Experienced executives chasing fintechs, start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
One of the biggest challenges facing financial services employers is the ability to motivate and retain key talent, meaning development and progression planning programs must become more structured. This is the view of digital, sales and marketing recruitment ...

SuperStream ushers in digital era

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
Ninety-five per cent of all superannuation payments between employers and the Australian Taxation Office are being performed digitally, five years after the roll out of SuperStream. The move to digital, which involved the co-operation of 200 APRA funds ...

Government funds ATO superannuation taskforce

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... interests." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) welcomed the package but also called for more frequent employer payslip reporting. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said employer non-compliance with SG obligations costs workers ...

Super FUM up 10pct to $2.3tn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... taxation conditions by increasing their contributions 12.2%. Voluntary member contributions skyrocketed 45% compared to employer-paid contributions that increased only 3.5%. Superannuation guarantee and salary sacrifice contributions meanwhile increased ...

The future lies in wellness: WSSA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
Advisers specialising in the workplace superannuation space are ideally placed to offer online financial wellness programs and should be looking to broaden their services, according to Workplace Super Specialists Australia. WSSA president Terry Rhodes ...

Industry super veteran to depart Cbus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... changes is significant growth across Cbus' trustee office operations, its in-house investment expertise and member and employer services, requiring executive portfolios to be broadened, equally-sized and interdependent, according to Atkin. "The refined ...

Super engagement increases Link growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... products such as superannuation membership cards and mobile apps for members. The focus on superannuation fund member and employer engagement helped Link's information, digital, and data services (IDDS) business to post $216 million in overall revenue ...

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Wage Price Index' report for the June quarter confirmed what we, Australians all, already know...wages growth remains sluggish. Even market consensus got it on point. Growth in total wages stood still at a ...