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IOOF subsidiary loses appeal

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... investors, demanded AET pay $82 million in compensation. Last year the Supreme Court ruled that Kerr was entitled to receive equitable compensation from AET in the amounts sought by him ($82.46 million) minus the receiver costs of about $1.6 million. ...

Land tax favourable over stamp duty: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... Financial Relations, also known as the Thodey report, earlier this year, which found a land tax would be more efficient and equitable than transfer duty. Of the 2.8 million properties in NSW in 2018-19, less than 200,000 owners contributed to the funding ...

Zurich to pay super on parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... reducing the retirement savings 'super gap' most often experienced by women. These contributions will help drive more equitable outcomes of retirement savings over time," Zurich Life & Investments chief executive Justin Delaney said. Meanwhile, co-parents ...

Confusion over retirement income objectives

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... suggest that the objective for the retirement income system delivers adequate standards of living in retirement in an equitable, sustainable and cohesive way. But this is "ambiguous" and must be elaborated. In terms of retirement income being "adequate" ...

Retirement income failing Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander people

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
Creating equitable retirement outcomes in Australian society should be an objective of the retirement income system, but the Retirement Income Review raised concerns about some falling through the gaps. In 2018, the median super balance for Aboriginal ...

Give the people advisers: Retirement Income Review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... retirement system. It suggested the objective should be: "To deliver adequate standards of living in retirement in an equitable, sustainable and cohesive way." To achieve this the retirement income system must focus on equity, be cost-effective and sustainable ...

Industry fund names new group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... attempting to manage the tension between increased claims and less insured members, ensuring the offering was sustainable and equitable. The super fund also made changes to its investment fees, effective this month, which eventuated from increased indirect ...

FSC encourages investment team diversity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... policies around parental leave that focus on promoting a culture which supports parental leave, promotes policies that are equitable and also encourage males to take parental leave, and positions it as a brief interlude not a major career disruption," ...

Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... Per Capita. The research, titled The Herstory of Superannuation, said the system needs to be altered to create more equitable outcomes between the genders. "Australia's system of universal superannuation is among the world's best retirement savings scheme ...

Impact investing seeks to address racial inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... a community development financial institution, have announced a new initiative. The alliance will focus on creating equitable growth in communities of colour by backing small businesses and key social services - many of which are suffering as a result ...