There are mixed feelings in the superannuation sector about the Protecting Your Super (PYS) and the Putting Members’ Interests First (PMIF) measures, particularly in regard to the intended and unintended impacts on insurance cover and premiums. However, one positive aspect of the changes is that they eliminate just about all the objections to removing the $450 a month threshold for the payment of the Superannuation Guarantee (SG). It may not come as a shock, but we now have evidence that the Australian Treasury has in the past put quite a bit of effort into trying to find reasons for not...