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Work, retirement redefined: Vanguard study

CHLOE WALKER | MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023

... from work in the time between their twenties to fifties. Half of Australians under 35 years old expect to take parental leave, and one in three working Australians want to take some form of work into retirement. Between working-age Australians and those ...

Women growing super faster than men: Research

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023

... 60s of $159,600 compared to the male median of $210,800. The first step in making super fairer is to pay super on parental leave, advocacy director Georgia Brumby said. "It is a glaring inequity that leads to millions of mums being worse off retirement. ...

Pay gap bill passes, effective next year

CASSANDRA BALDINI | FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023

... economic insecurity in retirement." As a priority, Blakey said, the fund wants to see super paid to workers on parental leave. "Because this will help make our retirement system fairer for all Australians and take an important step forward in addressing ...

New laws to end unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023

... back more super now, while the government is unable to commit to other equity measures like paying super on paid parental leave."

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023

... more equitable society, implementing initiatives aimed at addressing the gender pay gap, enhancing access to paid parental leave and childcare, and affordable housing. The introduction of the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay ...

Gender super balance parity four decades away: ISA

CHLOE WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023

... than what they need for an adequate retirement." She said the first step in making super fairer is to pay super on parental leave. "It is a glaring inequity that leads to millions of mums being worse off retirement," she said. "Young and lower paid women ...

Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023

... representation at decision-making tables. On top of that, financial services companies and insurers could offer better parental leave programs, more superannuation benefits and flexible work arrangements to fast-track gender equity - while bolstering ...

Super on PPL a drop in the ocean

CASSANDRA BALDINI | THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023

The cost to pay superannuation contributions on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave (PPL) has been estimated to be about $200 million per year. The government's objective of superannuation and the accompanying discussion paper that fails to mention ...

Super tax break crackdown to hit $410bn in savings

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023

... improve equity in the superannuation system, particularly paying superannuation contributions on the government paid parental leave scheme." Meanwhile, Chartered Accountants ANZ opposed the government's contentious policy, claiming that superannuation ...

Ending the super wars: Government acts to legislate an objective

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023

... of policy reform to address systemic issues, such as including superannuation contributions on Government paid parental leave to help close the gender gap where women retire with 18 per cent less superannuation than men." But, looking ahead, Briggs emphasised ...

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Entireti appoints chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | 12:45PM

The nation's largest financial advice group will soon welcome its first chief investment officer.

Bain Capital improves Insignia Financial bid

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | 12:09PM

Insignia Financial has opened its books to Bain Capital after it matched CC Capital Partners' revised takeover offer.

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:13PM

Australian Ethical says tech and AI will be important themes driving markets in 2025 but it is watching out for "curveballs".

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN | 12:24PM

Secret affairs, sexual harassment, and systemic abuses of power by chief executives and senior leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management.

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