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Remembering Helen Hewett

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... bringing together the super industry, life insurers and mental health sector. She was also passionate about seeing more women in the superannuation industry, co-founding Women in Super, the story of which the industry body shared in its tribute to Hewett. ...

HESTA endorses super splitting initiative

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... apply to the courts for information from the Australian Taxation Office about their former partner's super. Together with Women's Legal Service Victoria, Link Group and Australian Family Lawyers, HESTA trialled the court-endorsed orders and simplified ...

SMSF sector grows 11%: ATO stats

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... members is 61, the ATO noted. Further, about 47% of SMSF members are female and 53% are male. The average member balance for women increased by 23% over the five years to 2019/20 to $644,000, and that of males grew by 19% in the same period to $768,000. ...

Scammers prey on lonely hearts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
... Scamwatch. A recently released documentary on Netflix, The Tinder Swindler, reveals a complex love scam targeting young women.

$450 super threshold scrapped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... being picked back up yesterday; further penalising the estimated 300,000 people who earn less than $450 a month, primarily women. The threshold currently stands even if an employee earns more than $450 in a month, but the income is derived from more ...

Mine unions pressure funds over Rio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... Western Australia's Pilbara. More than half of Rio's iron ore employees reported experiencing bullying and one third of the women employed by that division experienced sexual harassment. AWU national secretary Dan Walton said in a joint letter to the ...

AFA Practitioner Community appoints new leaders

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... chair. Brisbane-based Jacovides launched Mazi Wealth, a non-aligned firm, in January. She currently sits on the committee of Women in Super.

Inflation hitting retiree budgets: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... ensure they can face retirement with financial confidence," McCrea said. "Over the last couple of years, the balances of women and low-income earners have been impacted by the acceleration of price increases, COVID-19 and policies such as the early release ...

Boards still lagging on diversity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
... report challenges boards to think much more broadly about the talent pool and in doing so, draw more heavily on the many women who excel at, and have experience in, these areas critical to Australia's success."

Super baby bonus proposed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... contributions a person on a $60,000 salary would receive, ASFA said, adding that such a measure could benefit up to 300,000 women. "While the superannuation system is well-designed and working for the majority of Australians, there is a significant gap ...