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ISA renews calls for super to be paid with wages

CHLOE WALKER | MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023

... impacted. To further lift retirement outcomes for women, the government should also pay super on the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave Scheme and increase the Low-Income Superannuation Tax Offset to account for changes to tax brackets and increases in ...

Chalmers delivers on childcare

CHLOE WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022

... super is invested right across the Australian economy," she said. HESTA has also supported moves to expand the Paid Parental Leave scheme announced before tonight's budget but noted that it remains the only commonly taken form of leave that super ...

Plans afoot to narrow gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022

... employees or more to publish their pay gaps. Other measures include the previously announced expansion of the paid parental leave scheme at a cost of $531.6 million over four years, and changes to the Child Care Subsidy which is expected to see women ...

Affordable housing in Budget spotlight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022

... the average $4.7 billion a year in unpaid super like it could have, or commit to paying superannuation on paid parental leave. "Two Senate inquiries and a growing chorus of consumers groups, industry funds, unions and employers say paying super with ...

Government to boost paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022

The federal government plans to extend the Commonwealth paid parental leave scheme to six months come 2026. Over the weekend, prime minister Anthony Albanese said the government's October 25 Budget will introduce reforms to improve the systems' flexibility ...

Piecemeal super taxes won't fix budget deficit: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022

... cost approximately $2.25 billion per year. Measure five included super contributions within the government's paid parental leave scheme. This modelled outcome is expected to cost approximately $213 million per year but an individual could improve their ...

KPMG proposes tax offset, reform to boost gender equality

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022

... previous recommendations. These were the payment of Superannuation Guarantee contributions in the Commonwealth paid parental leave scheme and increasing the paid parental leave scheme to 26 weeks, with a more equitable sharing of leave between partne ...

Calls to pay super on parental leave grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022

HESTA has joined calls for superannuation to be paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave entitlements, saying modelling shows it could see a mother of two retire with $14,000 more in her account. The super fund has joined a coalition of 18 organisations ...

Treasurer responds to dour inflation, growth

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022

... superannuation guarantee," he said. "At some point, I'd like to find a way to responsibly fund paying it on paid parental leave." Chalmers furthered that there was now an opportunity to do much in super, especially as they were no longer caught up ...

Active Super enhances parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022

... from one week. "Paying employees super while on parental leave, whether paid or unpaid, along with extending paid parental leave to 18 weeks, are important initiatives to help reduce the gender gap in superannuation and enable women to have a comfortable ...

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HUB24 shutters Xplore Wealth MDA services

ANDREW MCKEAN | 12:42PM

HUB24 plans to shut down its Xplore Wealth Managed Discretionary Account (MDA) services next year, with discussions underway with financial advisers to explore alternative options.

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN | 12:39PM

The number of high-net-worth (HNW), core affluent, and mass affluent investors holding ethical and sustainable investments has roughly doubled over the past year, according CoreData.

VanEck to launch 'next evolution' long short ETF

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

VanEck will list its first Australian equity long short ETF on the ASX, which aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 200.

Vanguard fined US$106m for investors' massive tax bill

KARREN VERGARA | 12:35PM

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Vanguard US$106.4 million for "materially misleading" investors in the Investor Target Retirement Funds (Investor TRFs) about their future tax liabilities.

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