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Pay gaps at super funds, fund managers revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... workforce as a whole." Looking at the top five superannuation funds in Australia by membership, AustralianSuper has the lowest median gender pay gaps: 7.1% for base salaries and 8% for total remuneration. AustralianSuper said reducing the gender pay ...

Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... in equities, while Canada and Switzerland have 31% and 30% respectively. Australia has only 14% allocated to bonds - the lowest among the top seven countries. The UK and Japan show a big appetite for bonds, allocating 58% and 56% respectively. Across ...

SMC finds $38k nest egg boost for working mums

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... significant overlap with this group and LISTO eligibility," the SMC said. The two reforms can boost the super balances of the lowest paid women by 21%. These are two policy changes the SMC is putting forth to the upcoming federal budget in its submission. ...

Treasury details winners from tax concessions on super contributions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... earners, with the top income decile receiving 30% of the total benefits, Treasury said. Conversely, individuals in the lowest income brackets, often reliant on government payments, saw a negative share of benefits due to their average personal tax rates ...

Super fund satisfaction improves: Roy Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... occurred since mid-2021 due to the volatility experienced by the ASX200. "Retail funds are down 8% to 58.9% and are at their lowest level of satisfaction for over three years since November 2020," she said. "Public sector funds have also experienced ...

Payday super protects most vulnerable: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... the Super Members Council (SMC) reveals payday super could add up to $36,000 to the retirement balance of workers in the lowest 20% of wage earners. A recent SMC analysis of an Australian Taxation Office sample file has found that on average 2.8 million ...

Gender pay gap a crucial diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... First Sentier Investors responsible investment specialist Belinda White. "Gender diversity has some of the highest and the lowest coverage rates when it comes to reporting. For example, in major markets, reporting of board gender diversity is near 100%. ...

Paraplanners unfazed by QAR, AI: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... between $101,000-$120,000. Paraplanners living in Tasmania, Western Australia, and Australian Capital Territory earn the lowest at a range of $76,000-$85,000. The majority of paraplanners continue to be women (71%); some 41% work from home full-time ...

A-REIT strategies outperform G-REITs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... passive strategies. What's more, on an annualised basis, the top-performing active A-REIT strategy returned 8.8% and the lowest returned 4.6%, while the best-performing passive strategy returned 7.7% and the worst returned 6.4%. In comparison, only four ...

Super member loyalty on the rise: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... iteration, in which 25% of members said they were considering a switch. At 18%, members' intention to switch is the lowest it's been in three years. "Those at the highest risk of switching, referring to members who gave a rating of nine and 10 ...