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Nest plans retirement income play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... with WTW and Hymans Robertson to develop a retirement offering. It's estimated that in the coming years one in three UK workers will have pension savings with Nest, with the fund responding to its maturing membership with plans for a new retirement income ...

Harris vs Trump: Key economic policy differences

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... and specifically 60% on Chinese imports," he said. "Trump has also called for the deportation of 'unauthorised' American workers who currently do not meet US citizenship requirements." Cunneen said this could see the exit of potentially 1.3 million to ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... final call. The FSU recently secured similar protections at Cbus, which also included additional consultation time for workers whose jobs are impacted by AI. In a statement to Financial Standard, Insignia Financial chief people officer Mel Walls said ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... paid work." The union surveyed its members ahead of making its submission to the inquiry. It found that close to 60% of workers experiencing menopausal symptoms were struggling to manage their workload and their symptoms. Further, 60% said they do not ...

Super to be paid on parental leave from July 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... those receiving the Commonwealth Parental Leave Pay and it will be particularly significant for low paid and vulnerable workers," AustralianSuper chief member officer Rose Kerlin said. "We know that a woman who takes 10 years out of the workforce to ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... game-changer," Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Mary Delahunty said. "This reform means workers will see their super build in real-time, alongside their wages. It will mean less lost super and better investment outcomes ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... (FSU) is urging the financial services industry to adopt paid menopause leave policies as it finds more than one third of workers experiencing symptoms are likely to retire early as a result. In October 2023, the FSU launched its first ever survey on ...

China to raise retirement age from 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
For the first time since the 1970s, China will begin "gradually raising" the national retirement age from next year as it looks to stretch a dwindling pension budget further to sustain its ageing population. The country has approved proposals to raise ...

Growing super balances show more work to be done: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... program is also a factor, with up to one million super accounts being left with less than $1000 in younger, lower-income workers' and single parents' accounts.

Cbus advice lead jumps to Aware

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
After three and a half years at the industry superannuation fund for construction and building workers, Lynda Cross has joined Aware Super as head of guidance. Reporting to Peter Hogg, general manager of guidance and advice, Cross will lead the super ...