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Retirement fears on the rise: AMP

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
... retirement. Employees also expect to retire with $200,000 less than what they think they need, the report said. The data shows women are significantly more anxious about retirement, with 70% having saying they don't think they'll have enough to retire ...

KPMG proposes tax offset, reform to boost gender equality

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... additional work and career progression would not be disincentivised. "The CARITO wouldn't be gender specific, but since women do most of the caring work it would be most beneficial to them." In a formal sense, only paid work performed in Australia is ...

AFA Foundation's community impact

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... kidney failure. Slovinecalso announced that the foundation is supporting Good Shepherd who provide safety and connections to women, girls and families experiencing hardship to live full lives. On average on Australian female is killed by her current ...

AFA award finalists named

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
... Advice (FEIA) award, with the winner to be announced at the same conference. Celebrating its 10th year, the FEIA recognises women in financial advice who are making a significant contribution to their profession, their community and their clients. The ...

Financial stress at record highs: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... circumstances and worries about the future. The report showed that financial stress has amplified across all income levels, but women, single parents and part-time workers suffer the most. It further revealed that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Affordable housing super's Achilles' heel: Weaven

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... that if she were re-designing the superannuation system today, she would address the lower levels of retirement savings for women. "The system was designed for full-time permanent workers, and we can see now when we look at the retirement balances of ...

Financial literacy in Australia drops by almost 10%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... that more than a third of Australians are financially illiterate. Greater Bank and the University of Newcastle surveyed 575 women and 536 men aged from 18-90 years. The joint report titled: Financial Wellbeing and General Life Satisfaction in Australia ...

Not enough being done to fix super gap: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... Superannuation Trustees' Conference of Major Super Funds, chief executive Eva Scheerlinck lamented the glacial pace of change for women when it comes to superannuation. Touching on why closing the gender super gap is a top priority for AIST this ...

Women have suffered greater financial loss post-pandemic: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
While a third of men in Australia experienced a boost in their annual income during COVID, just one in four women saw an increase, according to new research from Equipsuper. The results of Equip's survey also reveal that a larger proportion of men ...

Data demonstrates success of compulsory super: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... National Seniors Australia and Challenger, entitled The evolution of retirement income: A 2022 snapshot, said the proportion of women who have accumulated super for their retirement is 82% which sits lower than men's 88%. "More men enjoy a comfortable ...