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ART to employ more First Nations members into its workforce

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... navigating the superannuation system, including the proof of identity, skills and knowledge in finance, usage of services, early access to super, and more. ART chief investment officer Ian Patrick, who is also the sponsor of the plan, commented those ...

Income support system cannot handle claims surge: CALI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... income support streams, including employer sick leave, workers compensation, social security, life insurance, and early access to superannuation. This complexity, combined with a rising demand, is making the system increasingly difficult to navigate. ...

ATO eyes SMSF illegal early access

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will continue to tighten controls around early access of SMSF money as it grapples to contain those who access it illegally. The ATO said the growing frequency in accessing super early has forced it to make enforcement ...

ATO bares teeth at dentists pushing early super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... recent years, raises concerns that some practitioners may be placing profits over patient care." Eligibility for early access on compassionate grounds for medical reasons is supposed to be reserved for treatment of a life-threatening illness or injury ...

Super for housing would benefit 4% of homebuyers: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) show less than 5% of eligible first homebuyers would actually benefit from an early access scheme. For years now, the Coalition has pushed its 'super for housing' policy, promising first homebuyers access to their ...

Raiding super can worsen housing affordability: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... for the deposit on a median-priced house if they withdrew and used only their super. ASFA said the analysis shows early access to super would not solve the barrier-to-entry challenge of insufficient housing deposits for first-home buyers, adding that ...

AustralianSuper's move to boost productivity by up to 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... AustralianSuper announced it would be one of 600 companies globally to participate in the Copilot for Microsoft 365 Early Access Program (EAP). AustralianSuper's chief technology officer Mike Backeberg said the move to introduce artificial intelligence ...

Coalition's super for housing scheme slammed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... about $195,000 less in today's dollars. A Mercer study of its Global Pension Index found countries that allow early access to retirement savings for housing did not have higher rates of home ownership than Australia. The study also found the common ...

Blackwattle Partners launches global fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... publicly in July for all retail investors, the firm will be running a foundation offer over the next three months for early access at reduced fees for select clients. According to Skinner, the fund will be constrained to a maximum funds under management ...

ASIC vigilant on bad SMSF advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... SMSF sector more than ever. This comes to light at a time when the ATO and ASIC remain vigilant against the illegal early access of superannuation that is especially rampant within the SMSF sector. Most SMSFs do the right thing, often with the assistance ...
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