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Palmer to oppose abolition of LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... prominent figures in the superannuation industry signed a letter to Palmer asking him to save the LISC, a joint initiative of Women in Super (WIS) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Women in Super chair and AIST deputy president ...

Third arrow, broken arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... has formally adopted the growth strategy drafted last year. This included among others, lowering company taxes, increasing women's and older workers participation in the labour force, lifting the birth rate (because of its ageing population), promoting ...

Future of LISC in Palmer's hands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... the Senate to block the scrapping of the low income superannuation contribution (LISC) scheme. The letter, organised by Women in Super and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, contains 35 signatures, including Women in Super chair Catherine ...

Women in Super scholarship open for applicants

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
The 2014 NSW Women in Super Scholarship is calling for applications from members wishing to attend one of two workshops. The first scholarship is the Professional Development Skills Program, and includes attendance of a choice of three workshops run ...

FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... data is allowing super funds to break up their members by risk sectors and to launch campaigns designed specifically for women, pre-retirees or retirees. Knox admits that the super funds' traditional account-based pensions are the most popular option ...

PROFILE: J.P. Morgan head of investor services Henry Capra

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... being an auditor didn't agree with him. He made the leap into the business world in the late eighties, spending a year at women's fashion retailer Rodney Clark (not, he is keen to stress, as a model), before landing a job at Barclay's Asset Management ...

Women to feel pain of scrapped LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
Women and regional Australians will be the worst affected by the government's plan to scrap the Low Income Superannuation Contribution (LISC) scheme, according to Industry Super Australia (ISA). Using figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Mother's Day Classic raises $4.5m for breast cancer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Women in Super's Mother's Day Classic has raised $4.5 million for the National Breast Cancer Foundation in its 2014 campaign. This brings the total figure raised to $24.3 million since the campaign first ran in 1998. Mother's Day Classic National Chair ...

AFA upgrades Female Excellence award with business scholarship

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... master class for finalists at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM). The award recognises the contributions of women in financial advice to the profession, the community and their clients. The joint initiative by the AFA and TAL is supported ...

CBA leads on client satisfaction despite planning scandals

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... over 50 years old (88.4%) and also among men (86.8%). CBA's lowest satisfaction rating was among those under 50 (80.5%), women (81.2%) and those with a household income greater than $100,000 (81.9%). ANZ followed CBA with an average satisfaction score ...