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Super top ups increase: Survey

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021

... 79% of the amount of their male counterparts by the time they reach retirement - often feeling the effects of the gender pay gap and time out of the workforce to perform caregiver duties. "Without other assets like shares or investment properties to ...

Cairns women disadvantaged by super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 12 APR 2021

... gain tax discount and franking credits are split across $42 billion for men and $18 billion that goes to women. "Gender pay gap, childcare, superannuation, and our research shows even Australia's system of tax concessions are stacked against women," ...

Tax concessions failing women: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON | TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021

... franking credits and, of the annual spend, $42 billion of the benefit goes to men and $18 billion goes to women. "Gender pay gap, childcare, superannuation, and our research shows even Australia's system of tax concessions are stacked against women," ...

Childcare costs drag women's nest egg

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021

... two-thirds of Aware Super members are female and every day we see the very real long-term impact of the current gender pay gap, and more time spent out of the paid workforce in a caring capacity, has on their long-term financial security," Aware chief ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER | MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021

... organisation that doesn't tolerate discrimination in the workplace. Q: How do we most effectively address the gender pay gap? A: There's no silver bullet. Commit to flexible working policies, ensure employees have equal opportunities to progress ...

Shock statistics on gender gap on boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021

... decreased from 0.6%, women are still significantly underrepresented in leadership. WGEA reported that the national gender pay gap has dropped to 13.4% for full-time employees, a difference in average of $242.20 per week between men and women. Libby Lyons ...

Fund supports deidentified recruitment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021

... improvement on the previous year. In February 2020, the fund's review of its efforts to increase diversity found that the gender pay gap had actually increased in favour of men from 12% to 17%. Future Super co-founder and chief executive Kirstin Hunter ...

Finance sector has largest pay gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020

The financial services sector has taken the inauspicious title of being the industry with the largest gender pay gap. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), COVID-19 has had a disproportionate event effect on women, causing a "pink recession". ...

ISA calls for super tax reform

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020

... men. "This proposal will put more money into women's super-balances early in life - going someway to bridge the gender pay gap that unfortunately persists in retirement," Dean said. Women in Super chair Catherine Wood said: "The LISTO is important to ...

Corporates have a critical role in social, environmental outcomes

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020

... capital in a manner that helps meet the challenges we face as a society." While there is a lack of disclosure around gender pay gap data and pay equality among ASX 300 companies, Melior believes Wesfarmers demonstrates leadership in this area. The company ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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