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19 February 2021 • By Sarah Simpkins • 1 min read

Hume dismisses call to raid super for housing 

Superannuation Minister Jane Hume has denied the government is considering a backbencher's proposal to allow first home buyers to withdraw retirement ...

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Aware Super to buy into retirement housing business

Aware Super has entered into an agreement with property group Lendlease to acquire a 25 per cent interest in its Retirement Living business

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Super reforms tipped to save consumers $1.8bn

The government has introduced the contentious Your Future, Your Super legislation into Parliament, which an industry body has calculated will save ...

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Tilting at windmills with Tim Wilson

Tim Wilson’s latest attempt at throwing things at the wall to see what sticks is also one of his most bizarre.  Media reports indicate that ...

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New super laws ‘an extraordinary overreach’

The Your Future, Your Super legislation has entered Parliament despite accusations that the government “ignored” industry submissions

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Super assets rise to 175% of GDP

Assets in the Australian superannuation system climbed to 175 per cent of GDP in 2020, despite $36 million being drained through the early release ...

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Super funds see ‘promising start’ to 2021

Super funds have had a modest start to 2021, but members should be ready for a “bumpy ride” ahead of vaccine distribution.  January marked the 10th ...

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ASIC makes an example of Westpac

ASIC has used its recent victory against Westpac in the High Court as an example for the superannuation sector, warning it will not hesitate to take ...

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Labor promises to raise super contributions

The opposition has declared it will stick with the scheduled rise to 12 per cent of wages for mandatory super contributions, as a new election ...

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Fintech a double-edged sword for super: Hume

The minister for superannuation and the digital economy has indicated she is watching how emerging technology could disrupt $2.9 trillion of ...

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