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Super to be paid on parental leave from July 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... Australians in their retirement." "Having a baby shouldn't cost you a secure and dignified retirement. For too many parents, women particularly, taking time off work to care for children not only impacts their earnings but also their superannuation savings. ...

Lost super bill sits at $18bn: ATO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... members. In total they hold $11.8 billion in retirement savings. Of these, 55% of the accounts belong to men and 39% belong to women. By value, 59% of the total lost assets belong to men, whereas 38% belongs to women. As for unclaimed super currently ...

Aussie female fund manager representation lags: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
Only 8% of Australia's funds management industry is run by women, lagging the global average of 12.5%, the latest Alpha Female Report finds. Citywire's annual analysis, which tracks the progress of gender parity in asset management, calculated 903 Australian ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... leave was being used to manage symptoms and whether they'd use a dedicated leave entitlement if available. About 160,000 women enter menopause in Australia each year. The survey found almost 60% of workers experiencing symptoms of menopause are struggling ...

China to raise retirement age from 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... pension bill is currently more than 5% of its GDP. For men, the retirement age will be lifted from 60 to 63. Meanwhile, women working in blue-collar jobs will see their retirement age lifted from 50 to 55, and white-collar workers' will be lifted ...

Growing super balances show more work to be done: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... balances from 2022 show the average balance for men aged 15 and over is $182,667, with a median balance of $66,159. For women, the average balance was $146,146, with a median balance of $52,075. Women held around 43.4% of total superannuation assets ...

HAFF receives first round commitments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... 9500 affordable homes. The new homes are distributed across every State and Territory and include almost 1300 homes for women and children escaping domestic violence and older women at risk of homelessness. Approximately 700 of the homes are due for ...

Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... the retirement savings of Australian mums and to start to turn around the gender super gap - which has been widening for women in their 30s," she said. It also risks putting pressure on mums to raid their retirement savings or being forced to by coercively ...

Heightened costs push young Aussies to plan ahead: HESTA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... running out of money, with most of those under 40 (68%) citing this, as well as 64% of the 40-54 cohort, and 51% for 55-plus. Women (65%) are also more likely to carry that concern over men (57%). The findings come as Australians' confidence in the ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... 180,000 families access the scheme each year; the vast majority of individuals who receive Paid Parental Leave payments are women. Modelling from Laneway Analytics shows Australian mothers have missed out on $3.3 billion in super since the scheme's ...