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Calls to pay super on parental leave grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... their super balance boosted by 1.4% at retirement if contributions were made while on parental leave. If they have two children, this will increase to 2.8%, and three children would see it boosted by 4.5%. These figures assume they retire at 67, average ...

Financial abuse linked to violence: CBA, UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... Financial abuse is not limited to intimate partner domestic violence." "Older people can experience abuse from their adult children or extended family members, parents can experience abuse from their teenage children, people who are living in group care ...

Office for Women combats financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... Office for Women said. Funded under the Fourth Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-22, the guide provides businesses with checklists to learn how their services may be used to perpetrate abuse. It ...

Government moves to amend military super benefits tax

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... that has occurred due to the Douglas decision. Also, the government has decided to extend these changes to Spouse and Children's pensions paid to a spouse or child following the death of a member of a DFRDB or MSB scheme affected by the Douglas decision. ...

FICAP is back on in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) is returning after a pandemic pause. This year FICAP's Live & Acoustic event will be held on August 25 at the Establishment Ballroom and in support of Aussie youths in need. All proceeds will ...

NSW to introduce options for first home buyers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... a proportion paid by the government. The scheme set to commence next January and will be open to single parents with children under 18, single persons 50 and over or key workers (nurses, teachers, police) buying their first home. The government equity ...

Future Generation welcomes Mike Baird as new chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... Trollip who has filled the role since the 2014 inception. Trollip oversaw almost $30 million in investment go towards children and youth at risk under the platform's unique business model. Future Generation focuses on a stream of annual charity investments ...

Government proposes further expansion of downsizer scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... people in their 50s and early 60s who are ineligible for downsizer contributions. Pre-retirees who wish to downsize as children finish education and move out of home shouldn't be penalised," UniSuper chief executive Peter Chun said. "Downsizer contributions ...

NGS to reduce emissions 35% in three years

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... said. "We can find enormous opportunities to invest our capital. Why would we invest it to destroy the future for our children and create future costs for our members?"

Rest simplifies super splitting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... particularly for women, who are more likely than their male counterparts to take time away from work to care for their children and face a range of barriers to participating in the workforce, typically leading to them earning less super than their partner ...