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Women in Super ramps up "Make Super Fair" campaign

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... "Women currently retire with 47% less super than men and something must be done to change this," said McNulty. "The Opposition Leader's announcement last month to support three (marked in asterisk below) of our five-point Make Super Fair Campaign ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
Grattan Institute has called Labor's plan to end refunds of excess franking credits a "fair way" to improve the Federal Budget but it is still "second-best" as there are better solutions. Grattan's budget policy director Danielle Wood and fellow ...

Labor responds to Royal Commission, sheds light on victims of misconduct

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... the Royal Commission. According to Labor, the Royal Commission's timeframe is "unreasonably short". The Federal Opposition claim the Federal Government deliberately constructed the Royal Commission so as to limit the amount of time instances of misconduct ...

Labor Government on the cards: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... implement the Royal Commission's final recommendations due next year. Responding to the interim report, acting opposition leader Tanya Plibersek told a media conference in Sydney that the task force will work to reform the culture of "profit over ...

Labor proposes RC implementation task force

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... implement the Royal Commission's final recommendations due next year. Responding to the interim report, acting opposition leader Tanya Plibersek told a media conference in Sydney that the task force will work to reform the culture of "profit over ...

Labor super reforms can reach further heights: Industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... provided an additional $1000 annual contribution. Women in Super chair Cate Wood said the group is pleased the Federal Opposition "has committed to consider the impact that any future changes to super would have on women." The Financial Services Council ...

OneVue and Mercer join forces

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... delivering a unique, customised investment service at a lower cost." "As evidenced by our calls for fee transparency and our opposition to shelf space fees, this strategic alliance is further reflection of OneVue's commitment to reducing the overall ...

Catholic Super backs Modern Slavery Act

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... of $100 million or more to publish board-signed annual slavery statements each year. Media reports and the Federal Opposition have slammed the bill as "toothless" with no penalties for breaching the act. In August last year, the Australian Council of ...

Unintended consequences for opt-in insurance: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... retirement benefits to erode further than the current level, deteriorating from 6.2% to 7.3%. KPMG's research presents opposition to the Governments claims that moving away from a default framework would protect the retirement savings of specific groups ...

Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... uplift to commodity prices. Both would be beneficial for Australia. Domestically, both the Coalition government and the opposition Labor Party have promised tax cuts for us, Australians, all. Aside from the fact that no one in their right mind would ...