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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
... Adelaide this morning. "Those who can least afford to lose their super now find themselves in the position of having to close the gap or end up retiring with the same meagre amount of super as their grandmothers did. We simply must not condemn another ...

COVID support temporarily improves inequality

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
The equity gap between young and old Australians narrowed after a seven-year widening streak but the improved fortunes of the young may be short-lived, says the Actuaries Institute. Calling it "a year like no other", Actuaries Institute's Intergenerational ...

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 ...

$450 SG threshold axed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... Income Review found that 63% of those earning less than $450 a month are women. It also found that the current median gender gap in superannuation balances at retirement is 22%. Welcoming the announcement, Financial Services Council chief executive Sally ...

Rest offers extra parental leave

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... that SG contributions should be included in the Commonwealth Paid Parental Scheme so as to combat the widening super gender gap. Excluding SG from paid parental leave exacerbates the savings gap between men and women, as women are often using the leave ...

Super gender gap widens for NSW women: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... behind the national median of $49,300 for females. While women, on average, earn considerably less than men, the gender pay gap has narrowed over the last 40 years, according to the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS). In 1981, average weekly ...

What to expect from the budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... Industry Super Australia are still hoping for more good news in tonight's budget - they want the government to address the gender gap in super by instituting the superannuation guarantee on parental leave. Meanwhile, Frydenberg announced as part of the ...

Farmland value grows in all states

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... "Historically, there has been a strong relationship between commodity prices and farmland values, however, 2020 saw an increasing gap between the two, which we first observed in 2016 and which continues to widen," Gartmann said. "Many farmers are seeking ...