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A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... called on the federal government to help bridge the super gender gap, including paying super on Commonwealth paid parental leave, abolishing the $450 threshold and sticking to the legislated super rate increase. ISA chief executive Bernie Dean said ...

Helping everyone helps women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... businesses," she says. One example from financial services highlighted in the report was Aviva. Aviva developed an equal parental leave policy offering up to one year of leave in the UK, with 26 weeks at full basic pay for each parent employed by the ...

Super fund admits its gender pay gap increased

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... part-time due to carer responsibilities will be paid super as though they are a full-time worker and those taking parental leave will continue to receive super payments for up to one year. Further, while Future Super members are taking parental leave ...

Retirement income review must focus on women: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... proposals, including removing the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold, requiring SG to be paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave and workers compensation payments, and changing the Commonwealth's contributions to top-up payments instead of co-contributions ...

Women in Super: A year of accomplishments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... for new superannuation policy proposals that will close this gap, including changes to tax concessions and SG on parental leave entitlements. "We completed over 26 policy submissions to government and are in the process of preparing our response to the ...

Women overlooked by retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... payments. "This needs to be removed and would be an easy win. Similarly, women would benefit if super was applied to parental leave."

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... Senator Hume said the extension of the qualification requirements will assist working parents, including those taking parental leave during the transition period, to have sufficient time to meet the requirements, maintaining a diverse adviser industry. ...

Super delivers for the masses: Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... retirement. Challenger suggests removing the $450 a month threshold for Superannuation Guarantee payments; paying SG on parental leave; and extending SG to the self-employed and gig economy workers are some solutions that could help fix the system.

Labor policies boost superannuation agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... SG to 10% on 1 July 2021 and then to 12% by 1 July 2025; Tackling the gender super gap by paying super on paid parental leave and considering targeted government contributions for low-income earners; Keeping the Age Pension qualifying age or superannuation ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... welcomed Labor super policies designed to improve the retirement outcomes of women. "Introducing super on paid parental leave and removing the $450 monthly earning threshold are two key planks of the Women in Super 'Make Super Fair' campaign and key ...