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AIST calls for top-ups for low-income ERS recipients

ANNABELLE DICKSON, KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020

... guarantee threshold and super on paid parental leave. Without these recommendations put in place, there is a risk of a wider super gap for women, young people and lower income earners. "Closing the COVID super gap will require a commitment from government ...

Super for women under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020

... said. Meanwhile, Lusher thinks super - like other investments - should be viewed as a family asset. "Addressing the super gap between men and women needs to start with the wages gap and women earning more for their work," Lusher said. "Career gaps when ...

Labor policies boost superannuation agenda

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019

... superannuation guarantee payments; Increasing the SG to 10% on 1 July 2021 and then to 12% by 1 July 2025; Tackling the gender super gap by paying super on paid parental leave and considering targeted government contributions for low-income earners ...

Gender super gap closing but still wide

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018

In the last decade, women have narrowed the superannuation gender gap by about 13 percentage points, but they still have only 72% of what men have in their nest eggs. According to Roy Morgan, women had $68,000 on an average in their superannuation balance ...

Labor commits $400m to gender super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018

If elected, the Labor Party will work to narrow the retirement savings gap by topping up the superannuation accounts of women on parental leave among several other measures. Labor leader Bill Shorten has announced a plan to add $400 million to the super ...

Employers of choice work to close super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018

A $70 billion superannuation fund and one of Australia's largest life insurers have been recognised for commitment to gender equality in the workplace. First State Super and TAL have been named as Employers of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace ...

Planners vital to closing super gap: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018

Latest research from Roy Morgan suggests there is greater potential for the superannuation gap to be closed if women were more inclined to engage a financial planner. According to a recent survey of more than 50,000 consumers, 8.3% of females purchase ...

Industry association targets super gaps

EMMA RAPAPORT | MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018

The Federal Government must use its 2018-19 Budget to guarantee the further inclusion of hundreds of thousands of Australians in the superannuation system. This is the key vision of the Australians Institute of Superannuation Trustees, who used their ...

Intervention from trustees can address unpaid super: IFS

EMMA RAPAPORT | WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017

Early intervention from superannuation fund trustees is critical to addressing the unpaid super gap according to Industry Fund Services. The service provider has called out employers for underpaying Australian workers $17.1 billion in compulsory super ...

Strong SMSFs bridging gender super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016

The average SMSF balance of females has grown 24%, demonstrating that women are becoming increasingly engaged with their superannuation. The annual self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) statistical overview released by the ATO shows that over the ...

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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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