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Labor strengthens economic equality initiatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... eligible single parents, of whom around 91.1% are women, will transition to Parenting Payment (Single) with the current basic rate of $922.10 per fortnight until their youngest child turns 14. This is an extra $176.90 per fortnight compared to the current ...

HESTA revamps insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... roles. "These changes help ensure that the cover continues to be sustainable, so we can continue to offer members access to a basic level of protection for the times they need it most..." HESTA said. The fund is also introducing changes to several of ...

JPMorgan among banks to bid in First Republic sale

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... demise was down to poor management, regulation error and its own oversight. "SVB's senior leadership failed to manage basic interest rate and liquidity risk. Its board of directors failed to oversee senior leadership and hold them accountable," it ...

We sit at a watershed moment: Paton

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... the bad news of further increases to interest rates. "Increasing interest rates to slow the economy and cool inflation is basic Economics 101." However, he said, a disconnect has now emerged, as interest rates have increased and economic growth has slowed ...

Do your cyber-attack drills: Funds warned

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... should be practicing cybersecurity drills with them as well. They don't have to be fancy, she said. "It can be very, very basic - just walking through your document and making sure it actually works and thinking through some decisions that you might ...

CareSuper changes TPD definition, extends cover

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... disablement date, they fall under Definition B. This definition requires the insured member to be evaluated as "unable to do basic activities associated with work ever aged" to be eligible for TPD. Both definitions require the insured member to be assessed ...

Claimants tend to be younger women: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... risk of financial instability. Women (48%) tend to be more financially illiterate than men (63%), when assessed on five basic financial literacy concepts: earning, spending, saving, borrowing, and protecting, MetLife said.

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... risk of financial instability. Women (48%) tend to be more financially illiterate than men (63%), when assessed on five basic financial literacy concepts: earning, spending, saving, borrowing, and protecting assets. Looking at the gender difference when ...

Unindexed cap forecast to impact 500k people

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... inflation currently sitting at 7.8%, it will erode the real value of the $3 million cap over time. "You only need to do some basic math - if inflation ran at 4% per annum for the next 30 years, and remember inflation is currently 7.8%, a $3 million cap ...

Chalmers' promise to end super wars foiled by criticism

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... Sky News, Dutton expressed that he believed that Australians' superannuation is their hard-earned money, and that the basic principle of the system should be to protect their investments if they've followed the law. "I don't care whether ...