9 per cent to 12 per cent SG debate: opinion leaders’ views on video

Conexus Financial, publisher of Professional Planner, hosted a roundtable on October 17 to debate the merits of raising the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) from 9 per cent to 12 per cent.

Attending the roundtable was Bill Shorten, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, along with: • Peter Collins, director of HOSTPLUS • David Cox, head of government relations, Challenger • Michael E Drew, Professor of Finance, Griffith Business School, and managing director, lifestyle strategies, QIC • Jeremy Cooper, chairman, retirement income, Challenger • Eva Cox, convenor, Women’s Equity Think Tank • Nicholas Gruen, chief executive officer, Lateral Economics • Ged Kearney. president, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) • Peter Strong, executive director, Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) • Colin Tate, chief executive and group publisher, Conexus Financial, and • Christopher Zinn, director of campaigns and communications, CHOICE.

The roundtable, sponsored by Challenger, was covered by the ABC’s 7.30 Report.

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