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Female access to ERS to widen gender super gap

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... said: "We are seeing increasing numbers of older women facing poverty in retirement. We cannot stand by and watch more generations face the same plight. It is important that we act now to ensure that women are at the centre of any post-COVID super or ...

Young-old wealth gap widest in 18 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... year old but was flat for 25-34, 45-54 age groups. "It is very important to understand how equity is changing between generations over time," said Actuaries Institute chief executive Elayne Grace said. "It helps inform public debate, and government policy ...

Amazon launches climate VC fund

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... investment will be judged on its potential to accelerate the path to zero carbon and help protect the planet for future generations." The venture capital fund will invest in multiple industries, including transportation and logistics, energy, storage ...

AustralianSuper bets on build-to-rent

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... primed to take advantage of market opportunities and deliver on our mission of providing fair housing options for generations of Australians," Daff said. Daff said the company had examined international examples of affordable housing models that could ...

Rest climate change trial delayed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... Standard understands this is unlikely to result in settlement. The case, in which McVeigh is represented by Equity Generations Lawyers principal lawyer David Barnden, could set a precedent for super funds. The case will question what trustee duties apply ...

New Future Fund chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... Price remaining in the role until then. "I am honoured to have this opportunity. Investing for the benefit of future generations of Australians, the way we strengthen the government's long-term financial position and the support our investment activity ...

Trillion dollar stimulus debt debated

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... continues to grow," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. "This is the greatest economic crisis to effect the world in many generations," Morrison said. "We have responded with the greatest economic lifeline in Australia's history." Morrison positioned ...

Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... didn't even experience a recession back then. "Today, we're facing one of the most dire economic environments in generations, and the crisis is global in nature. There's also still a very large degree of uncertainty as to how the pandemic ...

Pension fund chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... public educators. This has transformed CalSTRS into a sustainable organisation that will be here for teachers for generations to come." Commenting, Teachers' Retirement Board chair Sharon Hendricks said: "Under Jack's leadership, CalSTRS has weathered ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... others." "We have a unique opportunity now to act to change the structural inequities or we will be condemning future generations of women to the same appalling outcome."