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Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... all women aged 65 and over - rely on the Age Pension as their sole source of income. The paper, commissioned by Women in Super, praised policy makers who are growing more vocal in their calls for the reinstatement of gender responsive budgeting, and ...

Female access to ERS to widen gender super gap

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... widen the gender superannuation gap according to The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Women in Super. New data shown at the annual Women's Super Summit revealed during the first tranche of super withdrawals females between the ...

Domestic violence super reforms stall

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... violence perpetrators from hiding their super assets from their spouses. Women's Legal Service Victoria (WLSV), Women in Super (WIS), the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and HESTA have called on the ATO, Treasury and ministerial ...

HESTA asks Retirement Income Review to consider ERS

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... banker Carolyn Kay and former chair of SMSF Association Deborah Ralston. About two weeks after the announcement, Women in Super wrote to the Treasurer asking for a specific term of reference addressing retirement outcomes for women, which was signed ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... funds and on average retire will $90,000 more in their accounts than women. For International Women's Day, ISA and Women In Super (WIS) called on the federal government to help bridge the super gender gap, including paying super on Commonwealth paid ...

Super women: Female-led funds on top

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... "It's no surprise then that organisations managed this way achieve better financial performance," he added. Women in Super chief executive Sandra Buckley said leadership teams and boards in superannuation should reflect the gender balance of its ...

Why Phillip Morris gets ESG points

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... excluding or eliminating, which is how a lot of people practice ESG." Bhansali, who was in Australia to speak at a Women in Super event, broached a taboo topic - tobacco in portfolios. "We have to understand that unfortunately there are 1.1 billion smokers ...

Industry fund hikes admin fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... funds' ongoing revenue. The national advocacy group for women employed in superannuation and financial services, Women in Super (WIS) condemned the bill in a submission to the government when the reforms were proposed. WIS argued that the reforms ...

NGS Super sets up impact committee

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... operations. Speaking to Financial Standard, NGS Super chief executive Laura Wright said the idea was sparked at a Women In Super breakfast at Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, where a speaker spoke on the topic. "About ...

Sunsuper welcomes new board directors

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... AustralianSuper. The appointment adds another notch to Wood's already impressive resume, currently serving as the chair of Women in Super and a director of Industry Super Australia, ISPT and the Mother's Day Classic Foundation. Wood was formerly ...