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Low wage growth a deliberate design feature: ACTU

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022

... underemployment. The trade union also attacked the government's capping of public sector pay and its failure to act on the gender pay gap. Earlier this year, the Morrison government announced it will provide a record $7.8 billion to deliver generational ...

75% of Aussies don't understand group cover: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022

... needs and if they aren't prompted to review it, they simply won't." MLC Life said there is a clear education and knowledge gap that needs to be addressed and an improvement in understanding and engagement is particularly necessary. "The findings highlight ...

Active Super enhances parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022

... on parental leave, with the super fund also extending its paid entitlements. In an effort to help bridge the gender super gap, the industry fund will pay primary caregivers SG contributions for up to 12 months on paid and unpaid parental leave. It will ...

ISA uncovers disgraceful regional gender super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022

... women took time out of the workforce to have children. In response to these findings, ISA forebode that a lack of bridge the gap commitments at the upcoming election would have disastrous consequences. "A generation of local mums could be at risk of ...

Legalsuper invests in innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022

... super fund investing $20 million in the Artesian Female Leaders Venture Capital Fund, which aims to bridge the massive funding gap between male and female-led startups. At present, it's estimated that female-led startups receive less than 3% of global ...

Clients place more value on human advice: Vanguard

CHLOE WALKER | FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022

... tasks, they can then use digital advice to automate particular services to help save time and costs, and ultimately bridge the gap between advice supply and demand."

Westpac now an open book on pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022

... has long been argued that a lack of transparency on remuneration, or pay secrecy, contributes to the persistent gender pay gap. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Authority, the full-time gender pay gap in financial services in Australia is 26.9% ...

Not enough Budget for women: Industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022

... applicants are women, paying super on Commonwealth parental leave would be a concrete step towards bridging the gender super gap," ISA said. "Mums are continuing to pay a hefty future financial price for having a baby, with the gender super gap increasing ...

Thirty-eight super funds face sustainability issues: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022

APRA has named the superannuation funds it believes face immediate sustainability issues, with 38 of 78 funds declining on all metrics measured. APRA looked at the three sustainability metrics in the 2021 MySuper and Choice heatmaps; member accounts ...

Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022

... over-reliance on traditional industries and lack of training in future-focused industries. "Markets eventually react to this gap between perception and reality - which is what happened with the 2008 Global Financial Crisis," he said. "The Treasurer should ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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