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Cbus hires infrastructure manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... PPP/greenfield and secondary market infrastructure transaction and advisory experience. She is also on the steering committee of the Women's Infrastructure Network, Australia's peak female infrastructure industry body, which aims to increase the visibility ...

ISA slams super opt out proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Lower paid workers, mostly women and young people, would be left tens of thousands of dollars worse off in retirement if they were to opt out of Australia's superannuation system, Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said. According to News Corp reports ...

Men more confident than women in managing SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
Although women account for 47% of SMSF trustees, they are less confident than men in managing their fund (83% to 62%), according to new research report produced by Commonwealth Bank and the SMSF Association. Released ahead of the SMSF Association's ...

Industry bodies attack SG freeze speculation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... enjoy a comfortable standard of living in retirement. Moving to 12% will be particularly beneficial - if not essential - for women who currently retire with about half the super of men," AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said. "The timetable to 12% is ...

ISA says 15pct tax rebate no good

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... - and a 15% rebate would. ISA said the 15% idea would do nothing to rectify the disparity in tax concessions received by women, which will also be made worse from 2017 due to the abolition of the Low Income Super Contribution (LISC). ISA chief executive ...

Mercer appoints diversity leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... economic growth and improved financial performance at a company level," Adams said. "Our global and local research such as When Women Thrive Businesses Thrive and the Gender Equity Report reveal that it is a complex and multi-faceted issue. Gender equity ...

Financial Standard appoints deputy editor

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... for Channel News Asia and a contributor to The Drum, The Australian, news.com.au, The Hoopla, Crikey!, ABC News Online and Women's Agenda. In her new role, Fitzsimmons will be working closely with the editor Mark Smith on Financial Standard's range of ...

Equip to pay super contributions during parental leave

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... responsibilities for young families. "It means we're walking the talk in terms of helping close the gender savings gap created when women take breaks from work. However, our initiative not only recognises that some men are taking on family responsibilities ...

Paying women more super not the answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Senator Jenny McAllister believes many people don't feel comfortable with the idea of paying women more superannuation as a government response to fix the gender retirement savings gap. McAllister, who chairs the Senate enquiry in to economic security ...

Ending super gender gap needs collective approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
One single strategy will not be enough to end the superannuation savings gap between men and women, industry stakeholders have concluded. Submissions to the Senate inquiry into 'Economic security for women in retirement' show that the industry is asking ...