early release of super

Superannuation

A combination of the COVID-19-induced market volatility plus early release superannuation has seen Australia’s total superannuation assets go backwards....

Superannuation

The COVID-19 early release superannuation scheme has forced people to choose between poverty now or poverty in retirement, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trus...

Superannuation

Most issues relating to the early release of superannuation were surrounding member identification and members “jumping the gun” if their funds were not received within f...

Superannuation

The COVID-19 hardship early release of superannuation scheme will not be extended for a second time, according to the Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Ser...

Women's Wealth

The superannuation gender gap for women aged 25 to 34 before the early super release scheme was at 21%, and this more than doubled to 46% after using the scheme, accordin...

Superannuation

Superannuation members could be looking at working an extra two to eight years before retiring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Willis Towers Watson....

Superannuation

Membership fees are the lifeblood of industry superannuation funds and new analysis has revealed they appear to have taken a mighty hit from the Government’s hardship ear...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds may not necessarily be held responsible for making good the losses caused by fraud around the Government’s hardship superannuation early release regi...

Superannuation

A more than $1 trillion impact on superannuation assets is being forecast over the next 10 years as industry superannuation funds warn the Government against further exte...

Superannuation

The total number of repeat applications for the Government’s super access hardship scheme has reached one million with an average payment of $8,619, according to data....

Financial advice

Over the next few months superannuation funds will be looking to engage with their members who took out the hardship scheme on how they can rebuild their super balance, a...

Superannuation

Superannuation fund executives have confirmed that the predicted second tranche early release superannuation surge has become a reality....

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

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Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

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Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

4 months 2 weeks ago

Financial advice is having a significant impact on how Australians are engaging with the more complex aspects of their superannuation, new findings have shown. ...

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The sovereign wealth fund grew $11.5 billion in the March quarter, according to its latest portfolio update, having previously voiced caution about inflation’s downward t...

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The professional body is calling for the annual performance test to transition to a two-metric test, so it better aligns with the overarching duty of super fund trustees ...

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