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Super tax concessions out of hand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... despite making p around 50% of the workforce. "While women get substantially less superannuation tax concessions, with their lower superannuation balances they're far more likely to retire in poverty. 40% of older single retired women live in poverty," ...

SG increase will hurt women: NFAW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... perceived as an asset." The NFAW said the gender superannuation gap reflects the gender pay gap, which is influenced by lower pay rates as well as differences in women's work patterns. "Specifically women are more likely than men to take a career break ...

Investments head departs super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
A $12 billion super fund is currently without a head of investments, after the departure of a long-serving executive. LGIAsuper has confirmed to Financial Standard the departure of Guy Rundle, the government fund's long-time head of investment. Rundle ...

All-tech index offers new opps in financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... that make up the All Tech index for example returned 38.9% in the year to December. By contrast, the S&P/ASX 200 returned a lower 23.4% over the same period. Hare said a lot of their clients already look to invest ethically. Investing in mining companies ...

Factor investing, sustainability a perfect match

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... According to BlackRock, the factor-investing industry is set to reach US$3.4 trillion by 2022. Fees in this sector are typically lower than their traditional, fundamental counterparts.

OneVue recoups $4.36m from Sargon

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... Financial Group. The Sequoia shares fetched OneVue net proceeds of $4.36 million (or about 18 cents a share, closer to the lower end of 52-week range of 15 cents to 26 cents). However, the Sequoia shares are only a small slice of the total $31 million ...

Labor stands by super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... Social Services - played into the hands of the Liberal and National parties, who he said stand for "trickle-down economics, lower wage growth and less security". "Labor supports the legislated increase in the superannuation guarantee to 12% by 2025," ...

Profits down as Perpetual looks to future

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... "strategic growth initiatives". The wealth manager recorded a $51.6 million net profit after tax in the first half, a result 14% lower than what it achieved in the first half of last year. Perpetual chief executive and managing director Rob Adams said ...

The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... billion (announced less than a month ago) in the second fiscal quarter due to constraints on iPhone supplies globally and lower Chinese demand from the coronavirus pandemic. Shares fell 2.6% on the downgrade, wiping US$34 billion from Apple's market ...

Super chief opposes SG increase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... to the tax regime for self-managed superannuation as recognition that the level of oversight of this sector is presently lower than public offer super funds," Baird said. Baird argues that although the risk of the failure of an individual SMSF is minimal ...