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Long-term cost of super early release to be $85bn: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... could be expected to pay an additional $2900 in income taxes in today's dollars as a result of the COVID Early Release Scheme." SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said the financial toll of the scheme would cost both the people urged to withdraw their ...

Super fund satisfaction improves: Roy Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... from 2007. It is also higher than at any time prior to the pandemic, which saw record high satisfaction amid the Early Release of Super scheme. Roy Morgan chief executive Michele Levine said the improvement in recent months has been driven by impressive ...

Taskforce unveils recommendations for economic equality

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... this involves abolishing the Child Care Subsidy Activity Test, and investing in universal, high-quality, and affordable early childhood education and care. Another recommendation the WEET suggests is to extend "the Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme by ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... bulk of the recommendations immediately, Jones flagged that the government will legislate in the second half of 2023 and early 2024. "Of the 22 recommendations, the government will adopt 14 recommendations in full or in principle today. We are also not ...

Martin Fahy to step down as ASFA chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... transformational and turbulent period in the sector. "... including the Protecting Your Super reforms, the COVID-19 early release scheme, the introduction of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance measures, and the legislated move to 12% Superannuation ...

AFCA tallies up COVID-19 complaints

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... the complaints received, by product line, 1427 or 8% were related to superannuation. AFCA attributed this to the Early Release of Super Scheme. A further 438 related to investments (3%), and 154 were over life insurance (0.9%). The bulk of complaints ...

Industry funds' illiquid assets scrutinised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... market conditions," she said. "Notably, the funds passed the test handed down in early 2020 - including the Early Release Scheme introduced, the aggressive sell-off in listed markets, and the level of switching that occurred in response to volatile markets. ...

Australians want super safeguard: ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... Australians agree that super is for providing financial security in retirement and support law changes that will deter early release. As the government's consultation on legislating super objectives closes, Industry Super Australia (ISA) revealed ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... leave, the Budget documents added. Regarding childcare, the government is investing $4.7 billion over four years to make early childhood education more affordable for around 1.26 million families. Childcare subsidy rates will increase from 85% to 90% ...

Early super release scheme a mistake: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... system played a crucial role in distributing payments quickly in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the early release scheme had a detrimental impact on the retirement savings of many Australians. ASFA also pushed for a legislated objective for ...
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