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ANZ boosts super contribs for female staff

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... way forward. One issue is to address the reality of what happens to women in business when they take time off to have children," said Mike Smith, ANZ's chief executive officer. The annoucement follows the Westpac initiative in June to pay up to 39 weeks ...

Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... on the rise. Prior to his appointment as minister for super, Shorten was parliamentary secretary for disabilities and children's services from late 2007 and for Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction from early 2009. Industry associations ASFA, AIST, Finsia ...

Cards for houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... dream of homeownership. There's really no downside. The US$8,000 buys "dreamers" a deposit to own a home. They, their children, and their children's children could dwell in it for generations to come. Or dreamers can dream of selling at a premium if ...

Finance lends hand to Operation Smile

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... among the local financial services providers that supported the launch of Operation Smile Australia, a charity that helps children from developing countries who suffer from facial deformities. Operation Smile Australia sends volunteer credentialed Australian ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... Before you jump to any conclusion, this is just a figure of speech my friends. I only earn enough to put food on my four children's table and the wife, of course. But the point here is that there's now an actual number that's going to be published in ...

Westpac gives employees 12 months super pay

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... average Australian woman would have $91,400 or 35 per cent less than a man in their superannuation savings if they have children.The research found a woman who takes five years out of the workforce to raise children will have 26 per cent less superannuation ...

Wealth transfer strategies top adviser books

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... conference last month that the transfer of wealth or inheritance from the Baby Boomer generation and their parents to their children and grandchildren over the next two decades could be the catalyst of an adviser's success. According to a Bankwest study ...

Time to grow: Securitor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR IS A MEDIA GUEST OF THIS YEAR'S SECURITOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE.  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... future. One is the massive transfer of wealth, or inheritance, from the Baby Boomer generation and their parents to their children and grandchildren over the next two decades. According to a Bankwest report called the Inherited Housing Report, as much ...

IFSA calls for super in parental leave

IFSA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... average Australian woman would have $91,400 or 35 per cent less than a man in their superannuation savings if they have children. The research found a woman who takes five years out of the workforce to raise children will have 26 per cent less superannuation ...

IFSA and Deloitte launch Future Leaders award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... the GFC, working through issues of underinsurance, and how to deal with the huge savings gap issue that they and their children will have to pay for, if society does not deal with it quickly. "Too often in today's society we leave the big ideas and solutions ...