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Early release of super scammers cop prison time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... holders. Two women who both pleaded guilty on May 28 were sentenced to three years and six months' imprisonment. The third woman was sentenced in April to five months in prison. The Morrison government at the height of COIVD-19 allowed the withdrawal ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... paid parental leave to 26 weeks will lead to an increase in superannuation balances at retirement of around $5100. For a woman who received paid parental leave at age 28 for a first child and at age 30 for a second child, the increase in superannuation ...

Quality of retirement does not depend on super balance: Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... only $319,000 had it remained in superannuation. However, according to Australian Retirement Trust, the average 35-year-old woman has around $76,900 in super, and the average man has around $107,700 in super. A 20% deposit on an $800,000 home is $160,000. ...

Aware Super chair named governor-general

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley (Ret'd) and will be Australia's 28th governor-general, and the second woman to hold the position, when she is sworn in on 1 July 2024. Mostyn has had an extensive career in the Australian business ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... group with several trade unions to push for the federal government to recognise the various impacts menopause can have on a woman day-to-day, particularly her ability to work. The lobbying is gaining traction, with the Senate referring an inquiry into ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... largest super fund AustralianSuper said this marks a major milestone for the women of Australia. "Our data shows that a woman who takes 10 years out of the workforce to care for children has 12% less income in retirement than a woman who does not have ...

JBWere appoints philanthropic services head

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... and strategic advice offered to JBWere's expanding for-purpose and philanthropic client base. Ward, who is a Wiradjuri woman from her mother's side, was born and raised in Gadigal country. She was previously director, transforming Aboriginal outcomes ...

CalPERS investment chief tenders resignation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
... Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) in February 2022, overseeing about 400 staff. She was only the second woman to have been appointed to the role in the fund's history. "Leading the CalPERS investment office has been an honor, and ...

Super funds lobby for super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... compulsory super to the Parental Leave Pay scheme should be extended. Industry Super Australia found that a 30-year-old woman earning $40,000 a year would be up to $56,170 better off at retirement if the LISTO cap went up to $640 and aligned the threshold ...

Marriage splits for Australia's richest

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... Nicola Forrest's paper fortune is now approximately $1.1 billion more than her ex-husband's, making her the second wealthiest woman in Australia. It comes after the former couple transferred one-fifth of their Fortescue shareholding to the Minderoo Foundation ...