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Aussies reevaluate retirement prospects

ALLY SELBY | MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020

... to 17%), also potentially leaving them with less income than their male counterparts in their retirement years. "The gender gap in the Australian superannuation system is a real issue that sees women financially disadvantaged in retirement," Power said. ...

Challenges abound as super poises for COVID-19 recovery

ALLY SELBY | TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020

... challenges noted by the panelists include a "second wave" of early release redemptions, a further widening of the retirement gender gap, a lack of bipartisan support over the true purpose of superannuation, as well as a push towards investing for the ...

Super release widens gender gap: AMP

ALLY SELBY | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020

The government's early release scheme is widening the gender superannuation gap, as a higher proportion of women draw down on their super savings to weather the COVID-19 crisis. The analysis, coming out of AMP, found that 21% of women were withdrawing ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020

... For International Women's Day, ISA and Women In Super (WIS) called on the federal government to help bridge the super gender gap, including paying super on Commonwealth paid parental leave, abolishing the $450 threshold and sticking to the legislated ...

Gender diversity remains static, women still disadvantaged

ALLY SELBY | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020

... in 2000 to 11% last year. Similarly, equity fund managers dropped from 12.9% two decades ago, to 11% last year. "The gender gap is a chasm in the fund industry. The cause is likely a complicated combination of structural barriers and implicit biases," ...

SG increase will not help women: Treasury

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019

... the issue. The retirement income policy division posed and answered the question: "Won't increasing SG help close the gender gap in super balances?" "The main drivers of women having lower balances than men are women's lower incomes and long career breaks," ...

Gender wealth gap down to 11%: Roy Morgan

KRISTI CHENG | THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019

... value of owner occupied homes in a rapidly rising market, when jointly owned, is a contributing factor to closing the gender gap, as both sexes are gaining equally from what is generally the household's biggest asset." The Roy Morgan Wealth Report is ...

Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019

... However, it did not provide indicators of employee satisfaction, disclose employee pay metrics, or the results of the gender gap analysis which was undertaken. The board has a low level of independence, the report said. Among other diversified financials ...

Natixis backs gender diversity

HARRISON WORLEY | FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019

... Females in Finance, advocating for women in financial services. Natixis Investment Managers has moved to narrow the gender gap in Australia's financial services industry, linking with gender diversity program F3. The partnership will see the $1 trillion-plus ...

SMSF gender gap reduces over time

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019

... women when SMSFs are established. However, the gap reduces to 21% across all SMSFs, which Class said indicates the gender gap narrows over time. The data comes from Class' most recent benchmark report, which uses data from more than 26,000 SMSFs established ...

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Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN

Superannuation being used for house deposits would push up home prices, undermining Australians' home ownership prospects, slash retirement savings, and come at a significant cost to the Budget, according to a Corinna Economic Advisory report by Saul Eslake.

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The Federal Reserve elected to cut interest rates by 50 basis points overnight, its first reduction in four years.

Super to be paid on parental leave from July 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The legislation that will see superannuation contributions paid alongside government-funded parental leave entitlements passed parliament this morning.

BlackRock revamps private credit business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

BlackRock is restructuring its private debt arm, saying private credit is "one of the firm's top priorities" and it intends to become a leader in the space.

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