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Women in Super ramps up "Make Super Fair" campaign

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... pension or retirement income policy; ongoing tracking by WGEA of women's retirement gap. Women in Super is a national advocacy and networking group with a mission to improve women's retirement outcomes. From its humble beginnings back in 1994 ...

Culture dominates shareholder engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... and managed funds, doesn't invest directly in Woolworths for example. Palmer says Australian Ethical, via its Advocacy Fund, holds nominal shares in Woolworths that allows it to vote at its AGM. While Australian Ethical doesn't regularly engage ...

AFA Foundation celebrates record year

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... for the 2018 financial year included the Make A Wish Foundation, Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, Missing Persons Advocacy Network, Canteen, Bear Cottage, Camp Quality, Little Heroes and Lifeline. The annual Kokoda trek organised by the AFA raised ...

Industry body names first chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... manager since the association's inception in June 2017, bringing more than 20 years' experience in financial services advocacy. Prior to joining the association Young held roles with Microsoft, CSIRO, Aon, Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital ...

FPA appoints former ASFA adviser

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... its objectives. Whitton has more than 20 years of experience in financial planning, superannuation fund management and advocacy experience. He has been a consultant educator to the FPA for about five years, during which he was primarily involved in the ...

Labor commits $400m to gender super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... the workforce, catching up on super contributions and lost compound earnings is very difficult," ISA head of consumer advocacy Sarah Saunders said. Providing super contributions during paid parental leave and phasing out the $450 threshold are changes ...

No time for complacency: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... Government confirmed it will not raise the retirement age to 70. "Both of these policies have been at the heart of AIST advocacy for many years now," Scheerlinck said. "We are relieved to see some common sense finally coming to the discourse." As for ...

Philanthropists should reimagine data management: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... awareness of an organisation's activities. Interestingly, employees are more likely to claim social media is critical for advocacy than board members, although all participants recognised the importance of a social media presence. Forty-three per ...

HESTA boss wins FEAL award

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... system fairer for women and those who earn less. FEAL chief executive Joanna Davison highlighted Blakey's commitment to advocacy in the industry. "Debby is dedicated to delivering positive differences for the financial futures of her scheme's members ...

Mis-selling super a win for consumers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
An advocacy body for superannuation fund members established in 2013 will finally become fully operational thanks to $2.5 million in penalties paid by CBA and ANZ for the mis-selling of super products. The Superannuation Consumers' Centre will receive ...