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Super balances rise but gender retirement gap remains stubborn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... made big strides forward for women, but this data confirms that we need to fix the remaining gaps in super coverage, so no woman is left behind," she said. The SMC is calling for additional measures, including extending compulsory super to all workers ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... with consumers front of mind." One trustee took over 500 days to pay a death benefit of around $100,000 to a First Nations woman who was grieving the loss of her husband. Cbus and AustralianSuper were headliners in this department. Cbus paid a nearly ...

HESTA urges government to modernise Australian retirement system

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... by four years. It further added that this would have a more profound impact on members with lower balances, specifically woman who may have worked part time or had breaks in their careers. "This isn't just about individual retirees - it's about ...

ASIC welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... financial system, and reinforcing the integrity of Australia's markets," Chalmers added. "Ms Court will be the first woman to lead ASIC in its 35-year history." On Longo's tenure, Chalmers said he "made a significant contribution to ASIC's ...

Hume's super sharing bill lashed in parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
Senator Jane Hume's Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025 sparked a wave of backlash during its second reading in the Senate this week. The bill, which seeks to allow spouses to split superannuation annually ...

Super on paid parental leave to reduce gender gap: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... $7200 for 24 weeks of leave, rising to $7800 when the scheme is extended to 26 weeks. The research also showed that, for a woman who earns the median wage (around $75,000), taking a year off work reduces her projected super balance at retirement from ...

Super Fierce goes into liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... which analysed super fund performance and investment options. According to the index, the best option for a 30-year-old woman on an income of $105,000, with a balance of $60,000 and plans to retire at 67 was AustralianSuper's High Growth option. ...

Treasury welcomes new leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
The Secretary of the Department of Finance will make history as the first woman to lead Treasury, commencing June 16. Jenny Wilkinson will replace Steven Kennedy, who is taking on a new role of Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. ...

GESB to roll out premium changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... reduced. For a 40-year-old male with death cover only, his premiums will reduce from 0.69c to 0.64c per $1000 of cover. A woman of the same age and with the same cover will pay 0.57c instead of 0.61c. Meantime, premiums for TPD cover will either increase ...

Not one trustee tracked end-to-end claims handling times: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... "distressing" complaint in which one trustee took over 500 days to pay a death benefit of around $100,000 to a First Nations woman who was grieving the loss of her husband. Constant noted the trustee failed to respond to her concerns about financial ...
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