Preparing for retirement during a pandemic
Timing is everything. It’s true in comedy, and it’s also the case when it comes to retirement. After decades of work, moving to the next stage of your life is a time of great anticipation. Your super is at its highest, you’ve planned for a lifetime of retirement income… and then…. 2020 happens. In the…
Inquiry widens to focus on AustralianSuper hydro investments
The Royal Commission inquiry into financial misconduct across the major banks and financial institutions has turned its sights to AustralianSuper, Australia’s biggest superannuation fund, amid claims of toxic investments. The company in question was a renewable energy company called Pacific Hydro, which would have gone under in 2014 if it was not for an emergency…
NAB set to refund customers over superannuation claims
National Australia Bank (NAB) is set to refund over 300,000 of its MLC superannuation customers a total of more than $67m due to incorrectly charged fees. The bank failed to tell affected customers that a certain fee did not necessitate inclusion in their plans. Meetings between MLC superannuation trustees Nulis and the Australian Securities and…
Banks to fight ‘fast and loose’ $6.2b tax
The nation’s five biggest banks are willing to wage a mining tax-style ad campaign against a “fast and loose” $6.2 billion tax, which they say will leave Australian retirees and workers worse off. The banks say they’ve walked away from a meeting with Treasury officials on Thursday with more questions about the tax than answers….
