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Shock statistics on gender gap on boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021

New data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has revealed that while the pay gap has decreased from 0.6%, women are still significantly underrepresented in leadership. WGEA reported that the national gender pay gap has dropped to 13.4% ...

Future Super, Verve accused of misleading members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021

... statement. He asked: "In charging a higher fee than the best performers in the super space, aren't you widening the gender gap in super?" Verve chief executive Christina Hobbs said the funds' fees are fair and that at the time of launching its ...

Home ownership shouldn't be at expense of super

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020

... "I'm dead against conflating various public policy issues. As we have seen, the superannuation system can't cure the gender gap because that is an employment issue and I don't think it can solve the housing affordability problem either, because you'll ...

SG rise no real benefit to women: Review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020

While not making explicit recommendations, the Retirement Income Review has warned against increasing inequities already in the system, citing that a rise in the super guarantee would benefit men more than women. The review has stated that consideration ...

Frydenberg unveils Retirement Income Review

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020

... industry and ASIC to reduce the red tape and increase the professionalisation of financial advisers. Pointing to the super gender gap, Hume does not see the gap closing but narrowing over time.

Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020

... said the impacts of COVID-19, including the ERS scheme, has disproportionally impacted women, widened the retirement gender gap and required specific gender analysis and recovery plans. "Without preservation, compulsion and universality, the superannuation ...

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 ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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