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HESTA pushes for gig worker super entitlements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... Superannuation Guarantee (SG) benefits to workers in the gig economy, amid concerns these workers will be "vulnerable to poverty" later in life. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey stressed the importance of legislative reform in a submission to the Department ...

Wealth inequality divides Australia: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... between the richest and poorest households. "Not owning a home has large implications - particularly as a driver of income poverty in older age and on stability of housing and associated social outcomes," the research found. Furthermore, declining home ...

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... housing would be a benefit to members," she said. Colvin said homelessness is occurring in people who are 55 and over due to poverty and housing prices. She added there will also be a significant number of people who hit retirement age with mortgage ...

Janus Henderson launches new credit ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... in credit securities which aim to promote decarbonisation, aid the circular economy, support social equality, alleviate poverty and encourage inclusion and social diversity. GOOD will also be overseen by Janus Henderson's wider Australian fixed interest ...

Australia's 1% just keep getting richer: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... annually. It said that this would be enough to increase the foreign aid budget by seven times, or dramatically reduce poverty in Australia. "Decades of tax cuts for the richest people and corporations have fuelled inequality at home and across the globe ...

World Bank warns of a sharp global growth decline

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... said. "Weakness in growth and business investment will compound the already-devastating reversals in education, health, poverty, and infrastructure and the increasing demands from climate change." Growth in advanced economies is projected to slow from ...

Small wins for some pensioners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... believe another retirement income review is needed to fix the system, but some broad objectives will be helpful. "One is poverty alleviation, that's the real purpose of the Age Pension," he said. "Secondly, I think we need an objective to enable ...

FICAP raises over $120k for charity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
... are the invisible victims of crime. They experience significant psychological and emotional trauma, isolation, bullying, poverty, homelessness and fragmentation of care, education and family support," she said. "The funds raised from FICAP provide essential ...

Calls to pay super on parental leave grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... element that must be legislated to ensure we do not condemn future generations of Australian women to a retirement in poverty," Women in Super chief executive Jo Kowalczyk said.

July 1 super changes: Are you ready?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... lower super balances, in particular, have given rise to critical social policy issues, including increasing levels of poverty and homelessness in retirement. We will continue to work with the government to achieve broader structural reforms to improve ...