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NGS Super chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
Laura Wright has retired from NGS Super, with an acting chief executive now in charge. Wright's retirement follows 35 years in industry superannuation and 14 years with NGS Super, the last four as chief executive. In the early 1990s, she also served ...

Calls to pay super on parental leave grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... super fund has joined a coalition of 18 organisations to advocate for the measure, saying it could be life-changing for women on lower incomes, of which many of HESTA's members are. Looking at its membership, HESTA said a typical member in early childhood ...

WA introduces new super laws for de facto couples

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
... partner walked away with their individual superannuation account balance - no matter how disproportionate they were - leaving women overwhelmingly disadvantaged. "This often created severe injustices where there were not enough other assets to help make ...

Females, millennials lead the way in SMSFs: Class

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... number of downsizer contributions being made increased by 6%. There is also a continuing trend of higher participation by women in younger demographics compared to older demographics (50% for under 50s and 40% for over 85s). Overall, the report stated ...

Most retirees want pension support through super: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
... support from their super fund. Link Group's Retirement Reality: Advice and the Age Pension whitepaper reveals that 74% of women and 67% of men want more support when it comes to the Age Pension and are looking to their super funds for it. It said ...

Aussies pay the price for early release of super: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... release of superannuation (ERS) scheme saw the closure or near emptying of almost one million member accounts, largely held by women, single parents and the unemployed. A new analysis by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia illustrates ...

Financial abuse linked to violence: CBA, UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... findings showing economic and financial abuse is linked to domestic and family violence. Statistics show that one in four women and one in 13 men have experienced domestic or family violence by an intimate partner. Of those who seek support, 90% are ...

FSC announces dual board appointment

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... Management's chief operating officer for Australasia and was executive sponsor for BlackRock's Philanthropic Committee and Women's Initiative Australasia. FSC chair David Bryant said that Mota and Telfer's appointments reflect the senior industry leadership ...

Super fund for women closes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
A superannuation fund that targeted women has quietly closed after three years in market. FairVine Super, a sub-plan of Aracon Super, launched in May 2019 with a product specifically designed for women. The offering included a 'FairRewards' ...

Office for Women combats financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
A new resource released by the Office for Women will assist the financial services sector to understand how its financial products may be used in the financial abuse of women. The new resource, Guide to prevention and action on financial abuse within ...