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Vale George Vassos: Omega Global Investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... Vassos, aged 47, passed away last week and is survived by his wife Shannon and three young daughters. The directors and co-workers at Omega Global Investors have remembered their beloved friend as a positive, warm, personable and smart man who leaves ...

Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... from the Trade Union Royal Commission to highlight her governance point. "The Assistant State Secretary of the Transport Workers Union was paid by TWU Super, for just two and a half days work as a "Superannuation Liaison Officer". For this, he received ...

Super choice needs more than five minutes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... superannuation lies with the employees, actions taken by employers can make a difference to the financial wellbeing of their workers when they retire. "It might only take another five minutes, but taking that additional time could mean tens of thousands ...

Labor blindsides super legislation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... to super are aimed at supporting and encouraging all Australians to save for their retirement; and in particular help workers with super account balances of less than $500,000," she said. "Our reforms to superannuation are aimed at improving the sustainability ...

Human centred workplaces needed: MetLife

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... (88%), emotional health (69%) and lifestyle issues (62%) as the greatest health fears for their staff, while Australians workers worry more about emotional wellbeing (84%) than medical issues (70%). According to MetLife's EBTS, employers do recognise ...

The Fed "live" in November

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... if accompanied by reduced uncertainty about future prospects. In addition, a tight labor market might draw in potential workers who would otherwise sit on the sidelines and encourage job-to-job transitions that could also lead to more-efficient--and ...

AustralianSuper, IFM Investors buy Ausgrid in five weeks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... many NSW communities while providing returns that will contribute to the long term retirement savings of the nation's workers." "Ausgrid is a high-quality electricity transmission and distribution business that has been in operation for over 100 years ...

Reduced contribution cap hurts women, self-employed workers: SMSFA

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said a reduced concessional contribution cap will disproportionately affect older workers, in particular women and those who are self-employed. Following the release of SMSF Association/Rice Warner research ...

AIST wants higher concessional cap for older workers

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... Institute of Superannuation Trustees is urging the federal government to retain the $35,000 concessional cap for older workers. As the AIST finalises its submission to the second tranche of superannuation reforms it argues the existing higher concessional ...

Super guarantee of 12pct a mistake

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... compulsory contributions will be ultimately be funded by lower wages, which would translate to lower living standards for workers. "If we project forward the retirement income for a median income earner working for 40 years, and account for just compulsory ...