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ISA uncovers disgraceful regional gender super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... retirement contributions." "This super sting costs a local mother of two about $15,000 from her final retirement balance." ISA advocacy director Georgia Brumby added: "Bendigo women are retiring with not enough super and it's time to do something about ...

CareSuper appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... Banking Taskforce and the NSW Environmental Trust. "Linda brings in-depth knowledge of culture, governance, risk and advocacy, along with a passion for taking action on climate change," CareSuper said. Commenting on her appointment, Scott said: "I'm ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... make more contributions later in life and catch their super balances up to their male peers," CA ANZ group executive, advocacy and international Simon Grant said. "These measures will have the added bonus of reducing compliance and administration costs ...

Women in Super names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... with extensive experience from the education sector. Jo Kowalczyk takes the post, bringing her background in strategy, advocacy, and transformation. She was most recently the compliance and operations manager for the NSW Teachers Federation. Prior to ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... the paid workforce to raise children and that's because far too many mums don't get paid super on parental leave," ISA advocacy director Georgia Brumby says. "Unless the major parties act, the savings of millions of working mothers will continue to go ...

Proxy advice reforms defeated

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... did not promote a healthy system of corporate governance." CPA Australia general manager external affairs, policy and advocacy Jane Rennie welcomed the vote and said that the reforms would have resulted in poorer transparency of investee companies' ...

Co-founder departs Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... from his full-time role at Future Super but will continue to be actively involved in ethical investment and shareholder advocacy through his director role at ACCR [Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility], investment committee role at climate ...

HESTA impact lead goes it alone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... Farrant leads the RI team, reporting into HESTA chief investment officer Sonya Sawtell-Rickson. Last year, we expanded our advocacy team, which is now led by head of strategy Anna Claude."

Conscious IM appoints investment director

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... accommodation (SDA) and social and affordable housing and seek to maximise its impact through active involvement in policy and advocacy. Tran comes to Conscious Investment from Summer Housing, Australia's largest SDA provider, where she was the chief ...

Proxy advice reforms force transparency, AFS licensing

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
... charge to companies the subject of the advice." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees general manager of advocacy Mel Birks also criticised the reforms, arguing that they will drive up the cost of proxy advice which will inevitably be passed ...