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US pension funds haemorrhage US$249bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... had 58% of their assets in non-public equities - e.g. fixed income, private capital, real estate, commodities, etc.," Equitable said. It said "we know" the losses pension funds have experienced are deeper than the initial public equity declines. Equable ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... insurance in super. SCA said a review should examine whether providing insurance in super is the most "appropriate and equitable method for meeting community expectations" for the support of people when they can longer work due to death, disability ...

Falcon Capital, First Guardian Master Fund set for liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... calculation and issue of unit prices for the classes of the fund. The suspension has been put in place to help ensure equitable treatment for all unitholders," the letter read. "We will provide further updates in relation to the above matters in due ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... While progress has been made, there is still urgent work to do when it comes to breaking down barriers to having an equitable and inclusive industry. One small win is that the gender pay gap in financial services marginally narrowed from 23.6% to 22.2% ...

FAAA 'frustrated' as Dixon inquiry delayed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... adviser exam, enabling ATO portal access, enhancing tax deductibility of advice, lowering the ASIC levy, making the CSLR equitable and sustainable, and introducing 'Friends of AFCA and CSLR' roles. "As a further measure to address the problems with the ...

CEFC invests $100m into affordable housing strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... efficiency and emissions reduction measures in their rental properties." "This new strategy is an important step in an equitable energy transition, taking an integrated approach to leverage global best practice and drive clean energy outcomes to provide ...

Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... Institute has proposed a three-pronged tax reform package aimed at making the superannuation system less complex, more equitable, and sustainable. The professional body argued that the complexity of taxes on earnings, benefits, and contributions makes ...

New investment fund to drive gender equality

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... first-of-its-kind investment fund, dubbed Future Generation Women, investing in companies with prominent gender-diverse leadership, equitable pay, and policies that support the advancement of women. Minderoo has committed $100 million as a cornerstone ...

$3m super tax faces axe, pushed to 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... They may need to get rid of the taxing of unrealised gains and introduce indexation to make the measure fairer and more equitable," he said. "Division 296 in its current form has come about because large funds - particularly industry funds - do not have ...

Objective of super enshrined in law

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... superannuation is "to preserve savings to deliver income for a dignified retirement, alongside government support, in an equitable and sustainable way". The legislated objective comes 32 years after the establishment of compulsory superannuation and ...