Talk:Superannuation in Australia

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Assessment comments The following comments were left by the assessors: (edit · history · watch · refresh) Contents 1 WP Tax Class 2 WP Tax Priority 3 References and links to specific industry funds 4 This page has been moved 5 title of article 6 Requested Move 7 Recent changes to Superannuation 8 Graph out of proportion [edit] WP Tax Class The taxation content of this article needs more references then after that raise the classification level to B class, matching the other wikiproject.EECavazos 06:30, 13 November 2007 (UTC) [edit] WP Tax Priority Low priority because this article is not on the taxation of superannuation in Australia, but the article that is on such taxation will be a mid.EECavazos 06:31, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] References and links to specific industry funds

Are these really necessary? I think it's noteworthy that the two funds mentioned are administered by the same company. The description of industry funds appears to be more than adequate and I think the funds mentioned should be removed. Magictorch 11:26, 6 September 2007 (AEST)

Agree, it is just advertising. Kewpid 04:11, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] This page has been moved

From Compulsory Superannuation in Australia

I think that the purpose of superannuation in Australia should be outlined more clearly

(User:actuarial disco boy) says - I think this would be a worthwhile refinement. Trouble is - does the Government really know? I'm not sure an overall purpose of retirement incomes policy has ever been coherently articulated. (is it to save government money? boost retirement incomes? make the budget more robust with an ageing population?)

Also what is the purpose of the age pension vis-a-vis the purpose of superannuation?

Tarich 10:18, 9 May 2006 (UTC) With reference to the final question; the age pension is funded by the government to assist individuals meet their financial needs in retirement. Superannuation is funded by employers and individuals but I believe they are both designed to assist people financially at retirement.

I believe the question was asked with a certain degree of cynicism. ;) Kewpid 10:53, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

I changed a section that said the 9% can be paid on loadings. It can't. It gets paid on OTE (Ordinary Time earnings) which don't include loadings or unused leave.

[edit] title of article

Should this artlice be renamed "Superannuation in Australia"? not all superannuation is compulsory. The page has grown to cover broader aspects of superannuation than just compulsion.Actuarial disco boy 12:26, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Requested Move

Any comments? Actuarial disco boy 20:36, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Move. It probably would have made more sense to start the Superannuation article with the broader title in the first place. -- Kewpid 05:00, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Recent changes to Superannuation

Some of the changes mentioned are already included in the article. The others should be included within the existing headings in the article. Kewpid 16:18, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Graph out of proportion

The graph Image:Aus_super_funds_asset_growth.png is out of proportion, exaggerating the negative performance. Newspaper do it all the time for sensationalism, but I don't think this is how it should be in an encyclopaedia.--Sir Anon (talk) 13:09, 2 June 2008 (UTC)