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Equal Pay Day offers sobering reminder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021

... childcare would make a huge difference given time out of the workforce is one of the factors contributing to the super gender gap. Normalising the sharing of caring responsibilities is also critical, as well as paying superannuation on family leave." ...

$450 SG threshold axed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021

... Income Review found that 63% of those earning less than $450 a month are women. It also found that the current median gender gap in superannuation balances at retirement is 22%. Welcoming the announcement, Financial Services Council chief executive Sally ...

Rest offers extra parental leave

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021

... that SG contributions should be included in the Commonwealth Paid Parental Scheme so as to combat the widening super gender gap. Excluding SG from paid parental leave exacerbates the savings gap between men and women, as women are often using the leave ...

Super gender gap widens for NSW women: ISA

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021

Women living in New South Wales will retire with $60,000 less superannuation than men. This is according to Industry Super Australia, which found that median balance for women in NSW sits at $48,700, falling behind the national median of $49,300 for ...

What to expect from the budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021

... Industry Super Australia are still hoping for more good news in tonight's budget - they want the government to address the gender gap in super by instituting the superannuation guarantee on parental leave. Meanwhile, Frydenberg announced as part of the ...

KPMG recommends super changes

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021

... contributions should be included in the Commonwealth Paid Parental Scheme, among three recommendations to level the gender gap in the workforce. Its recently published paper Towards a more equal sharing of work says since the 1970s, the increase in women's ...

Cairns women disadvantaged by super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 12 APR 2021

... Institute research economist Eliza Littleton said. ISA chief executive Bernie Dean said: "It is time we bridged the gender gap in super - if Cairns' MPs don't act now local women's savings will keep falling further behind." "Government MPs Warren Entsch ...

ERS disproportionately impacted women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021

... female members of any super fund in the country, found that for those who made withdrawals under the ERS program the gender gap in super balance increased. Women between the ages of 30 and 39 had balances an average of 15.6% lower than men's balances ...

Women don't own fair share of super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021

New research from Rainmaker Information has highlighted the stark gender gap in superannuation savings. Despite making up half of the population, women only own roughly 40% of the funds under management in super - equating to approximately $1.2 trillion. ...

Government retirement modelling leaves women behind: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021

... more than women in their super funds. ISA strategic engagement director Gemma Pinnell said it is time to bridge the gender gap in Australian retirement savings. "More women than men are likely to receive a super guarantee increase, so lifting the rate ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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