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Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... helps address this inequality, I think that is great. It could reduce age pension costs in the future if people have more super." ASFA senior policy adviser Helena Gibson points out that there is support among the public for regulatory change that would ...

HESTA endorses super splitting initiative

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... complexity and speed up processing times, reducing stress for super fund members at a difficult time in their lives - but more super funds need to get on board. "Dividing super assets to date has been an unnecessarily long and complex process, often ...

Frontier wins NZ client

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
The asset consultant gained its first client in New Zealand after being appointed as investment consultant. Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust (TECT) is one of New Zealand's largest community-focused trusts with over NZ$1 billion in funds under management. ...

More super tax concessions on table

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
The Treasury Laws Amendment (More Flexible Superannuation) Bill was debated in the Senate today, with an amendment suggested by Senator Pauline Hanson. Hanson and her One Nation colleagues circulated an amendment that would see people over the age of ...

More super funds make climate commitments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
More financial institutions have signed up to Climate League 2030, which seeks to achieve Paris-aligned emissions reductions in Australia by 2030. TelstraSuper, ISPT, U Ethical and Teachers Mutual Bank today joined over a dozen institutional investors ...

Cairns women disadvantaged by super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... the power to choose how they live in retirement," it said. In their 20s, ISA found women from Cairns have slightly more super than men, but the gender super gap starts to open once they reach their 30s, when many women take time out of the workforce. ...

Senator calls for super funds to stop shorting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
A senator has argued that super funds should not be able to take short positions or participate in securities lending to short sellers. Queensland Liberal National Party Senator Gerard Rennick delivered an impassioned speech during the Senate debate ...

Government passes advice, super reforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... trustees to transfer balances to the ATO, including low balance accounts, will lead to administrative efficiencies, more super being re-united with members' active accounts, and reduce the number of multiple accounts," McCrea said. The reforms are ...

WA Super trio launches boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
WA Super's former chief investment officer Chris West and two others have launched a new investment consultancy, following the completion of its merger with Aware Super. Context Capital will provide investment advice to advice businesses, wealth ...

Super tax structure less progressive: RIR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
The Retirement Income Review has labelled the superannuation taxation system as "flat" and less progressive than the individual income tax system. The review noted that most people pay less tax when they chose to save through their superannuation compared ...