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Industry-made retirement models are self-serving: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... encouraging greater flows of money into the wealth management sector." SCA said the systematic undervaluing of work done by women means they are left with substantially lower superannuation balances at retirement. "We think there should be a strong focus ...

Why Phillip Morris gets ESG points

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... engaging not excluding or eliminating, which is how a lot of people practice ESG." Bhansali, who was in Australia to speak at a Women in Super event, broached a taboo topic - tobacco in portfolios. "We have to understand that unfortunately there are ...

ISA takes swipe at Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... super coverage that affects workers most in need of superannuation such as low income and casual workers - a group in which women are over-represented. It also affects workers in multiple jobs," ISA said. "To address this inequity, ISA proposes that ...

Consumers trust Google over advisers: NobleOak

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... expensive, with 48% of those surveyed saying the high cost of life insurance is the main reason they do not have any cover. Women (50%) were more price conscious than men (45%), while people from NSW were the most price conscious at 50%. The least price ...

Super tax concessions out of hand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... wealth between rich and poor households grow in line with super tax concessions, but so does the wage gap between men and women. The Institute said women receive just 30% of super tax concessions, despite making p around 50% of the workforce. "While ...

SG increase will hurt women: NFAW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) said increasing the super guarantee will hurt women and the age pension should remain a strong element of the retirement income system. In its submission to the Treasury the NFAW said the superannuation ...

Labor stands by super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... and see it chipped away. "We want to make it better." Albanese also said the imbalance between super savings and men and women "must be addressed", noting women retire with around half the average super of men and in some cases none at all.

Industry fund hikes admin fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... younger members' savings and other viewing it as a threat to funds' ongoing revenue. The national advocacy group for women employed in superannuation and financial services, Women in Super (WIS) condemned the bill in a submission to the government ...

Super fund reveals ASX 100 equality laggards

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... includes building a future free from inequality," it said. "The difference in financial and employment outcomes between women and men signalled to us that we have a role to play in addressing gender inequality." The super fund said gender equality played ...

Surplus may not be as advertised: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... despite unemployment being low, wages are not being driven higher. Wood pointed out that older people, especially older women, are participating much more in the workforce. She argued that more discussion was needed around the participation of temporary ...