First Super is working with CSBA to conduct some member research during July. You may receive an email or SMS from CSBA on our behalf, to invite you to participate in an online survey. Find out more
August 14th, 2020
With coronavirus restrictions preventing face-to-face events, our Financial Advice Team is taking our super education sessions online. We have two webinars planned for September: Planning For Retirement and Stepping Into Retirement. Planning For Retirement will take place at 4.00pm (ACST) on Tuesday 22 September. This session is always popular with members who are within 5 […]
August 4th, 2020
With coronavirus restrictions preventing face-to-face events, our Financial Advice Team is taking our super education sessions online. We have two webinars planned for later this month: Planning For Retirement and Stepping Into Retirement. Planning For Retirement will take place at 3.00pm on Monday 24 August. This session is always popular with members who are within […]
July 28th, 2020
First Super members are urged to be cautious about a new style of cold call offering help with your superannuation. If someone phones you to talk about your superannuation and they are not calling from your super fund, they may not have your best interests at heart. Our Member Services Team has received reports that […]
The Australian Government has confirmed that it is extending the application period for the COVID Early Release of Super Scheme. The announcement – part of the Government’s Economic and Fiscal Update (mini-budget) released on Thursday 24 July – will extend the second stage of the scheme from 24 September 2020 to 31 December 2020. The […]
July 24th, 2020
The Federal Government has announced the creation of two new Regional Forestry Hubs to be created in Gippsland and Central West New South Wales. The $2.2 million funding of the hubs is central to the implementation of the National Forest Industries Plan. Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Senator Jonno Duniam said the investment would […]
July 8th, 2020
The Government is scheduled to make its second $750 payment on 10 July as part of its measures to support households to manage the economic impact of the Coronavirus. This payment is expected to be made to around 5 million social security, veteran and other income support recipients and eligible concession card holders. Around half […]
Spotting online scams and connecting to others are the upcoming topics in the “Be connected” webinars that will run next week. Provided the Australian Government’s eSafety Commissioner, the free online workshops aim to help older people improve their computer skills and stay safe online. Australians aged over 55 lost more than $50 million to scammers […]
July 7th, 2020
Coinciding with the start of stage two of the temporary early release of superannuation scheme, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned it will fine people who deliberately misuse the system to access their retirement savings early. The ATO published a new COVID-19 early release of super – integrity and compliance webpage last week. This […]
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