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Super scams First Guardian, Shield cause compensation cost blowout
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- The nest eggs of workers are diminishing because of unpaid super.
- New CSLR figures reveal that the government needs to raise $190.3 million to fund all financial advice claims.
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The nest eggs of workers are diminishing because of unpaid super. (Unsplash: Annie Spratt)
Link copied Share Share article. A government scheme that provides compensation for victims of financial misconduct, including to Australians who lost their retirement savings in the First Guardian and Shield super disasters, faces a funding shortfall of $170 million.
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) was introduced after the banking royal commission and is supposed to help consumers recover money when a financial firm has become insolvent or refuses to pay determinations made by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA).
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