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Chalmers sworn in as treasurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... been my dream job - not for me, but for the difference I've had a hand in making to Australians and particularly Australian women." Stephen Jones is the most likely candidate for her portfolio, having held the shadow portfolio since 2019. Other ministers ...

Dump annual super contributions cap: CA ANZ

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... ANZ) wants both major political parties to commit to dumping the annual superannuation contribution cap for the benefit of women. CA ANZ said the existing cap should be scrapped and replaced with a lifetime cap. This, it said, would make the super system ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... would hardly cover the pace of last year's house price increase. According to APRA, it's not until men get to age 45 and women turn 50 that their average bank account balance hits the $50,000 threshold afforded to buyers in the government's plan. This ...

75% of Aussies don't understand group cover: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... Those aged 18-34 were the least engaged, while those over the age of 65 were most engaged. Men are also more engaged than women, according to the study. On the topic of reforms, MLC Life found that about 60% of super fund members - largely younger members ...

Active Super enhances parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... extending paid parental leave to 18 weeks, are important initiatives to help reduce the gender gap in superannuation and enable women to have a comfortable retirement," Active Super chief executive Phil Stockwell said. According to the Association of ...

Cbus hires retirement, product governance leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... and, in December last year, made three key appointments to its investments team. Cbus also finalised its merger with Media Super this month. The merger brought Cbus' funds under management to $75 billion, with Arter saying at the time that he would ...

SMSF establishments on the rise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... have not blunted the enthusiasm of Australians for setting up self-managed super funds. The research from AUSIEX found that women and younger generations are driving new account openings, with the first SMSF accounts from Generation Z opened in the last ...

Rest simplifies super splitting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... asset in the divorce process," Doyle added. "This was contributing to inequitable retirement outcomes, particularly for women, who are more likely than their male counterparts to take time away from work to care for their children and face a range of ...

ISA uncovers disgraceful regional gender super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
Industry Super Australia has said women in their 40s that live in regional Victorian city Bendigo have half the superannuation of men. It's believed this large divergence first expanded when many local women took time out of the workforce to have children. ...

Not enough Budget for women: Industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... retirement outcomes for more Australians" and will "enable consumers to plan for retirement with confidence". However, the women of Australia may disagree. Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart said the Budget short-changed women, saying paying ...