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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 ...

Domestic violence super reforms stall

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... and the super industry." WIS chief executive Sandra Buckley said the implementation of the scheme would create more equitable and just outcomes for those involved in relationship breakdowns. "The scheme will reduce the complexity, cost and time it takes ...

Land tax, not stamp duty: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... have picked up the tab, in what the report says "just doesn't seem fair". Therefore, a tax on land would be the more equitable approach to funding government services, ensuring the beneficiary pays. The Real Estate Institute of Australia welcomed the ...

Industry fund ups insurance premiums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... less insured members of the fund. This week ACSRF told members that in order to continue offering a sustainable and equitable insurance option to members it would need to increase the cost of the cover offered to members, owing to an increase in paid ...

FIIG calls for taxation, regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... clients. Stening said in an ideal scenario, the Australian taxation system would promote each of the asset classes in an equitable manner, which is consistent with balanced portfolio best practice, to remove any distortion which has longer term structural ...

Taper rates need revamp

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... and live on the Age Pension alone. People with $300,000 to $800,000 in retirement savings could benefit from a more equitable taper rate, longevity protection products (especially deferred lifetime annuity style products) and low-cost access to financial ...

Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... them to be quick in implementing change, making appropriate decisions which are targeted to achieving the right and equitable outcomes for their members". "Longer term, the winners in the post COVID-19 world will be the funds which are clear about the ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... investment insights, help contribute to differentiated performance and also contribute positively to sustainable and equitable economic growth," Wilson-Otto said.