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Pay gaps at super funds, fund managers revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... almost 50/50 gender split overall, women represent just 39% of its upper pay quartile but 66% of the lower. Australian Retirement Trust's median base salary gender pay gap sits at 13.2%, while the median for total remuneration is 15.9%. It said it ...

Super funds convene with assistant treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... deeply committed to ensuring the highest possible standards of customer service - that's what Australians with their retirement savings in super rightly expect," SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said. "But we know that, on occasion, the super sector ...

Super funds in pole position for expanded advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... where artificial intelligence (AI) can play a role are some examples. "Increased competition, the need to focus on retirement, and the likelihood that funds are going to [provide] more advice are causing funds to say, 'well, what are the capabilities ...

ESSSuper welcomes strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... people who serve and have served the Victorian community. To best support our members and to maximise their income in retirement, ESSSuper relies on insights from its data," he said. "Ros's deep experience in running data analytics functions at a ...

Proposed super tax requires perspective: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... and gloom" of the superannuation tax leaping from 15% to 30% and not be scared off from using SMSFs as an alternative retirement savings vehicle, according to an expert. Presenting at the SMSF Association National Conference, Heffron Consulting managing ...

New caps can increase super contributions: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... hit the $3 million mark - yet they still see value in their SMSF, appreciating they are a genuine platform for their retirement savings strategy. For those who opt to take their money out of superannuation because of this change, Heffron flagged issues ...

Super contribution caps to rise on July 1

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... likely to be able to make extra contributions. The higher caps could also prove valuable to people transitioning to retirement and retirees under 75, he said. "The higher caps will give them extra firepower to top up their retirement savings and make ...

JANA wins mandate from public sector super fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
JANA has been selected as the investment consultant for the Tasmanian Retirement Benefits Fund (RBF). Following an extensive procurement process supported independently by Deloitte, the asset consultant was awarded the mandate by the Superannuation ...

Super tax is a 'wealth tax': Taylor

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... it will affect fewer than 80,000 Australians. "The new tax is a shocker - a doubling of taxation on Australians' retirement savings a regime that proposes a different approach for a farmer or a small business owner than a public servant, a judge ...

ASIC waves red flag at advisers, trustees over Choice products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... addressed. In its review, ASIC examined 29 Choice options and three legacy products - 22 in accumulation phase and seven in retirement - offered by a sample of 10 trustees; ASIC selected one underperforming product per trustee and then trustees were ...