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Jones calls out super sector, hints at more reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... and I think the industry has done a good job over 30 years of turning a small contribution from people's fortnightly salary into a large retirement nest egg," Jones said. "But what [super funds] haven't set themselves up to do properly is ensure ...

Underperforming managers in China could see pay halved

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... "The CSRC could force firms to publish manager salaries tied to fund performance. This is already done in India, through salary disclosure and compulsory investment in their funds," he said on X (Twitter).

Government releases draft payday super law

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... legislation stipulates that from 1 July 2026, employers must pay their employees' superannuation at the same time as their salary and wages, which the government said will ensure "workers earn more, keep more of what they earn, and retire with more ...

Financial services chips away at gender pay gap: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... a 41% total pay gap on average. There is a 42.5% gap on a median total remuneration basis and 35.8% gap on median base salary, which were worse than the prior period's 37.4% (median total remuneration) and 29.7% (median base salary). Brookfield Investment ...

Cost-of-living continues to rock retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... retirement, with this increasing to 57% for those over 50 years of age. Further, those over 50 believe they need to earn a salary of $100,000 or over to comfortably retire; the figure rose by $50,000 for between 40- and 49-year-olds, while the cohort ...

Coalition members call for superannuation guarantee reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... should consider giving workers more control over their superannuation, allowing them to limit SG contribution to 9% of their salary, according to The Australian. Liberal Party senator Alex Antic, likewise, told the publication he would be open to reforms ...

The highest paying jobs in financial services: Data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
There is a high demand for financial services professionals in Australia, according to the 2025 Robert Walters Salary Survey. The three roles employers are most eager to fill are operations analysts, investment analysts and credit analysts, the survey ...

Perpetual awards mandate to Equity Trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2025
... Perpetual WealthFocus offering. The Super Plan allows investors to save for retirement and offers death, disability, and salary continuance insurance cover to eligible members. The Pension Plan pays clients a regular pension from an accumulated superannuation ...

What you read in 2024

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... it was closed to new employees. Distribution salaries tipped to rise: Insights (January 18) According to Robert Walters' salary guide at the beginning of 2024, a head of distribution in funds management could expect to be paid as much as $420,000 for ...

Coalition urges super funds to push for QAR reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... created an incentive for young Australians to engage with their super contributions and build good habits by making voluntary salary sacrifice contributions," he said. "When we first introduced the First Home Super Saver Scheme, Labor voted against it ...