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Government fails to prioritise $450 threshold

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021

... women's economic security is a priority for the government," Blakey said. "We already know women experience a gender super gap that results in them having more than a third less super than men. This gender super gap is further exacerbated for members ...

Budget no cure for hangover from last one

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021

... was nothing for paid parental leave, no adjustment to the low-income super tax offset, nothing to address the COVID-19 super gap, the gender super gap or the concerns of older, single women who are currently retiring into poverty. "You get super paid ...

Aussies regret ERS withdrawals: AIST poll

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021

... attention to four other areas of change in superannuation: the increase of the superannuation guarantee to 12%, the gender super gap, Treasury's proposed changes to proxy voting, and the Your Future, Your Super reforms' "ministerial powers" to ...

Super funds slam budget's super gap measures

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021

... Superannuation funds welcomed the budget's move to dump the $450 threshold, but called out a lack of measures to close the super gap. Last night's budget included five key decisions on superannuation. These were abolishing the $450 per month ...

No big losers in FY22 budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021

... Australia and Women in Super, who have all pushed for the threshold's removal as a means of reducing the gender super gap. Retirees will also benefit from no longer being required to meet a work test before making voluntary contributions to super ...

Super gender gap widens for NSW women: ISA

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021

... spend 12 years less in the full-time workforce than men. ISA advocacy director Georgia Brumby said it is time the gender super gap in NSW is bridged. "NSW MPs have a choice they can fight for a super increase and to get super paid on every dollar earnt ...

Cairns women disadvantaged by super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 12 APR 2021

... in retirement," it said. In their 20s, ISA found women from Cairns have slightly more super than men, but the gender super gap starts to open once they reach their 30s, when many women take time out of the workforce. The Australia Institute from the ...

Zurich to pay super on parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020

... introduction of superannuation contributions on unpaid leave supports our commitment to reducing the retirement savings 'super gap' most often experienced by women. These contributions will help drive more equitable outcomes of retirement savings over ...

SG rise no real benefit to women: Review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020

... suggestions of stakeholders in improving system equity, the review states that increasing the SG would not reduce the super gap as it would benefit men more than women. The higher life expectancy of women means their super balances at retirement need ...

Female access to ERS to widen gender super gap

ANNABELLE DICKSON | FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020

... the structural inequities in our super system for females who had accessed the scheme. "In normal times, the gender super gap starts to become more evident when many women take a career break to care for their first child in their 30s. Some of these ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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