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Lack of action on menopause driving gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
One in three women are financially worse off due to menopause and it's adversely impacting their retirement prospects, according to fresh data from MetLife. MetLife surveyed 1058 women and non-binary individuals aged between 35 and 64 experiencing perimenopause ...

Most influential financial advisers revealed in FS Power50

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... Queensland, with advisers from the Sunshine State making up 36% of the honorees - the highest representation by state. Meantime, women accounted for 36% of the advisers on the list, an increase of 6% from 2023. There was also an even split in the size ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... Israel war on Gaza, now in its second year, has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom are children and women. International medical journal the Lancet analysed this as a massive undercount, predicting the death toll was as high as ...

ACTU slams plans to Americanise the superannuation system

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... planning to force workers to raid their retirement savings just to get into the housing market, and just this week floated that women should have to raid their super to deal with the costs of domestic violence or divorce. "This is a clear sign that workers' ...

Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... property. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Mary Delahunty said single and divorced women are already most at risk of persistent poverty in retirement and allowing them to raid their super early risks entrenching ...

FAAA announces 2024 awards finalists

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... Arnold, Kreate Wealth; Kelsey Dent, Alman Partners; and Magdeline Jacovides, Mazi Wealth are vying for the FAAA Inspire Women - Excellence in Advice Award. Capital Partners, Warr Hunt, and Alman Partners are up for FAAA Professional Practice of the Year. ...

Reforms needed to boost engagement: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... survey found almost half (49%) are clueless about their superannuation and 41% have only a rough idea. Further, only 5% of women had monitored their fund's performance in the past 12 months compared to 15% of men. Additionally, ASFA's Survey on superannuation ...

More financially secure women seek advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
Financially secure women in the second half of their lives prioritise living comfortably in retirement and travelling as their key goals and seek financial advice to maintain a level of prosperity, a new survey from Perpetual Private found. Canvassing ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... Standards. Modelling by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) estimates menopause is costing Australian women about $17 billion in lost earnings and retirement savings. In November 2023, the Senate referred an inquiry into issues ...

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. ...