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Australians retiring later than global peers: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... retirement security. It said that higher everyday prices remain the biggest financial fear for 73% of retired people and 60% of workers. About 83% of working investors said the recent inflationary environment reminds them how big of a threat inflation ...

Aware Super, Altis buy Crown Group site

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... the Aware Super Essential Housing Program, which provides quality accommodation at discount to market rates to frontline workers such as nurses, teachers, and police officers. This off-market transaction is the latest BTR development executed by the ...

Hostplus finalises merger with Maritime Super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... financial advice which will carry forward with Hostplus," Robinson said. "For over 50 years, Maritime Super has supported workers and employers in the maritime industry, and we are proud of our track record of delivering financial security for our members. ...

Government consults on superannuation objective laws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... - a Labor commitment at the last election - will give confidence to the super industry and peace of mind to Australian workers that we'll do everything we can to safeguard their savings to deliver income in retirement. Given the increasing number ...

Ageing population measures needs rethink: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... over will decrease from 6.6 in 1982 to 2.7 in 2061. Knox, instead, calculates a more "realistic ratio" with the number of workers per older person decreasing from 4.5 in 1982 to 2.9 to 2061. "Governments and employers must recognise that people aged ...

Unemployment rate rises as gender wage gap narrows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... that significantly outpaces their male counterparts. The trend was particularly evident in sectors dominated by female workers, such as teaching and nursing. The gender wage gap reduced to a record low of 13%, a notable decrease from the 13.9% observed ...

Super funds lobby for super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... super funds have called on the federal government to urgently reform a superannuation tax offset to prevent low-income workers from being penalised. The group of funds, which include Aware Super, Cbus, HESTA, and AustralianSuper, together with Women ...

Former advisers costs CBA $1.2bn in remediation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... turn up to work without sufficient resourcing whilst experiencing the threat of future branch closures whilst back-office workers continue to lose colleagues to offshoring," she said.

BTR may create generation of tenants: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... does." The primary purpose behind the establishment of HOPE was to address the affordable housing crisis faced by essential workers. It aims to provide a co-investment solution that facilitates homeownership for middle income earners. Buskens believes ...

NGS Super expands leadership

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... predicting a 20%-plus jump in membership within four years - no easy task for the $13 billion industry super fund that covers workers in the independent education and community sectors. According to Alex Dunnin, executive director of research and compliance ...