Superannuation - March 2nd Employer Superannuation Contributions Your super has to be paid regularly by your employer at least once per quarter. Making sure your super is paid on time is important.
Superannuation - March 1st Employer Super Contributions: The Superannuation Guarantee What you need to know about the superannuation Guarantee (SG)
Finance Stories - February 24th Penalty Rates Slashed By Fair Work Commission Service and retail employees will see up to a 25% reduction in their Sunday penalty rates following today’s decision by the Fair Work Commission. The hospitality, fast food, retail and pharmacy industries will all see Sunday...
Finance News - February 15th Gen Y Wants Super Taught In Schools If you’re a young Australian who feels ill-equipped when it comes to superannuation know-how, it turns out you’re not alone. A recent study by Club Plus Super has revealed that a majority of young Australians view...
Finance News - February 3rd Should Homes Be Included In The Aged Pension Asset Test? The assets test for the Age Pension may soon become quite a bit more stringent, with calls being made to make a serious change to the assets it considers. The Age Pension assets test does...
Finance Stories - December 14th Mercer Takes Charge of Virgin Money Super In a landmark move, Mercer has completed a takeover of Virgin Super's $540 million retirement scheme. Virgin Super's 20,000 members are now in the hands of global consulting and investment group Mercer, following a transfer of...
Finance Stories - December 5th Workers worse off by $1,400 A new report by Industry Super Australia and Cbus has estimated that workers are missing out on $3.6 billion of compulsory superannuation each year – or $1,489 for the average worker affected Under the Superannuation Guarantee...
Finance Stories - November 27th 1 in 3 Aussies Over 50 Can't Afford to Retire A survey of 1,000 Australians aged 50 to 75 revealed many older Australians have financial concerns about their retirement.
Finance Stories - November 23rd Is Super Being Used To Fund Terrorism? Australia's Financial Intelligence Agency, AUSTRAC, has identified "significant risks" of fraud and cybercrime in superannuation. The first ever risk assessment of money laundering and terrorism financing in Australia's superannuation sector has uncovered 19 cases of potential...
Finance Stories - November 21st Grattan Institute: Cut retiree tax breaks An independent think tank has called for the government to wind back the tax breaks given to older Australians.