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Younger Aussies embracing SMSFs, guidance needed

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... research by Class, which found that Gen X and Millenials represent 74.6% of all new SMSF establishments. What's more, women in the age bracket 35-44 are the biggest movers. She said the research suggests younger generations are seeking greater control ...

Aussies do not underspend in retirement, say super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... finding the average draw down is 40% more than required, even excluding lump sum withdrawals. Meanwhile, 90% of men and 80% of women have no super left when they reach their life expectancy age, and more than 40% are retiring with mortgage debt - 33% ...

Aussies want control of nest eggs: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... manage their own income and investments in retirement; only 12% were "very confident". Men tend to be more confident than women when it comes to managing their retirement money - 39% compared to 37% respectively. FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said ...

SMC finds $38k nest egg boost for working mums

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... keeps pace with men," the SMC said. "It would also be well targeted, with SMC analysis showing that the gender super gap for women in their 30s has failed to narrow compared to other age groups over the last decade, indicating that the loss of super ...

Treasury details winners from tax concessions on super contributions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... disparity, men on average received $1,900 from concessional taxation of superannuation contributions compared to $1400 for women. Also, the average benefit from superannuation earnings stood at $1140 for men and $760 for women. Regarding capital gains ...

Gender pay gap reporting to be scrutinised

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... available. In Australia, women's salary increases are failing to keep up with men. According to the WGEA, Australian women earn 87 cents for every $1 men earn on average. In the next 12 months, men can expect to see a pay increase of 6.3% on average ...

Industry leaders celebrate Australia Day honours

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... finance and banking and as a mentor and director. She is currently a non-executive director at Clime Capital and chair of Women in Banking and Finance. Several leaders in wealth management received an OAM, which honours service worthy of recognition. ...

Greg Combet to succeed Peter Costello as Future Fund chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... Vilgan as part-time members of the Future Fund board. "These two new member appointments will increase the representation of women on the Future Fund and continue the government's really strong track record of appointing women to senior roles in ...

Aussies want advice from their super fund: CFS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... yes. The strongest interest was from younger Australians aged 25 to 29. Three in four men (76%) and a similar number of women (70%) in this age group were interested. Meanwhile, 74% of consumers who already have a financial adviser said they are interested ...

Legalsuper investment strategy lead departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... multi-asset portfolios. She is a board member and secretary of the CFA Society of Melbourne, a member of the Policy Committee for Women in Super, a member of the Senior Investing Peer Advisory Group for 100 Women in Finance and an investment committee ...