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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 ...

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," ...

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Alternatives stable pushes Navigator assets higher

KARREN VERGARA
Ongoing volatility continues to bolster Navigator Global Investments' (NGI) performance as its stable of active, alternative strategies saw assets under management (AUM) jump to US$86 billion at the end of June.

CBA head of Australian economics steps down

ELIZA BAVIN
After 13 years, Commonwealth Bank's head of Australian economics is stepping down from the role.

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Hostplus plans to terminate two international shares investment options, effective 30 September 2025.

Prime Super bolsters investment team

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An Australian Retirement Trust investment professional has landed at Prime Super - the $8 billion fund for workers in agriculture, health and education.

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