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Super Fierce targets gender wealth gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... likely around the 50% mark. "There is a particularly high penalty for mothers, which is ridiculous given parenting is the one thing that no society or economy can do without. The average penalty is $280,000 for a woman with two children who takes an ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... environmental, social and governance concerns (ESG) into investment decisions has well and truly gone mainstream - but there is one element of governance that still flies under the radar for many investors. That is, gender diversity in leadership. Most ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... difficult for administrators to pay super on small wages, has finally been scrapped in a win for women - but this is just one small step in addressing the significant gap in super savings between men and women. "The $450 per month SG threshold penalised ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... should be available before the end of March, will be accessible to individual investors with as little as $5000, Fidelity said. One major factor driving the growth of direct indexing in the US is its newfound accessibility to investors. "Traditionally ...

AvSuper names insurer, premiums rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... professional. AvSuper said the increases are necessary to continue providing the same level of cover. AvSuper's MySuper option was one of the 13 products to fail the inaugural performance test last year. Following that, the fund introduced a cap on administration ...

Gender imbalance persists in ASX200

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... board, almost doubling from seven years ago when there were only 18%. Out of the 200 companies, there are currently only 19 one-woman boards. The ASX300 hit the 30% barrier in November 2020 and currently sits at 33.1% female representation. While boards ...

Super fund cuts fees, appoints insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
One of the 13 super funds to fail last year's performance test is going to halve its percentage-based administration fee, a move expected to cement it as one of the cheapest MySuper products on offer. AMG Super will reduce the percentage-based component ...

New initiative calculates how much Aussies need in retirement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... Australia has launched a new consultation attempting to calculate exactly how much Australians need to retire in comfort. One of the findings of the Retirement Income Review was that retirees do not confidently spend their retirement savings due to the ...

Boardroom diversity benefits investors: eToro

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... company is putting in place today and determine who is truly equipped for tomorrow." Ber added that gender equality is just one aspect of diversity, yet it is a crucial area where a great deal of progress needs to be made. "That progress won't necessarily ...

Advisers call out regulation backflip

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
Financial advisers are calling out the federal government's regulatory backflip, which floated the idea that the industry can operate under a principles-based regime. Synchron general manager of compliance Phil Osborne said the proposed framework put ...