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AustralianSuper bins WiseTech stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... executive. White's exit came in the immediate aftermath of settling a lawsuit that alleged he broke a business deal with a woman he was in a sexual relationship with. WiseTech said White would take a short period of leave before transitioning into ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... altogether to have children. "And that's why in Australia, we have got a really significant motherhood penalty. On average, a woman in Australia sees her income drop by about 55% when she has a baby, and it doesn't recover for about five years. ...

JBWere restructures, chief executive exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... roles at BT Financial Group and Count Financial. In a profile interview earlier this month, Lykouras - who was the first woman to lead JBWere - told Financial Standard how she leveraged her role as one of the top female voices in the industry to advocate ...

Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... groups are pushing back against a campaign led by NSW Liberal Senator Maria Kovacic seeking to allow single and divorced woman to access their superannuation early to purchase a property. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief ...

Retirement calculators 'can't be counted on': SCA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... calculator and assess their usefulness, finding large differences in results despite using a consistent scenario - a 50-year-old woman earning an income of $55,000 with a super balance of $95,000, who is single, owns her home, and plans to retire at ...

Early release of super scammer sent to prison

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
A Western Australian woman who illegally obtained $202,000 for herself and others via an early release of superannuation scam has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment. The unnamed High Wycombe woman was sentenced at the Perth District Court ...

Super to be paid on parental leave from July 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... per week with an average super balance is projected to retire with approximately $882,000 in superannuation. Meanwhile, a woman earning an average wage of $1745 per week with an average super balance is expected to retire at age 67 with around $737,000 ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... Trustees (AIST) estimated menopause is costing Australian women about $17 billion lost earnings and retirement savings. "A woman retiring at the average age for a man would accrue an additional 7.4 years of income and superannuation which, based on average ...

Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
The Coalition plans to amend paid parental leave legislation to let parents opt for a one-off cash payment instead of superannuation contributions on government-funded paid parental leave. A joint statement from deputy leader of the opposition Sussan ...

Who is the highest paid S&P500 company chief?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... US$17.6 million in 2023. Lisa T. Su, the lead for another semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices, was the highest-paid woman for the fifth consecutive year with US$30.3 million. Not far behind was General Motors' Mary T. Barra at US$27.8 million ...