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Women don't know their worth: Noble Oak

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
Women underestimate their life insurance value by 125% while men underestimate theirs by just 19%, latest research shows. According to Noble Oak, women think their life insurance is worth an average of $373,000 less than it actually is. Men underestimate ...

Super working in favour of all members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... with a median balance of $154,453 - although this is well below ASFA's comfortable retirement standard of $545,000. Women tend to retire with $122,848 compared to males who end up with a median balance of $154,453. The good news is the gap between ...

SG debate puts super in a spin

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... Weighing in, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees warned the difference in the retirement outcomes of men and women would be entrenched without an increase to the SG. AIST said women currently aged between 35 and 60 would end up with around ...

First State Super, VicSuper merger talks progress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... phase, the average VicSuper member has $334,177 compared to First State's $289,537. VicSuper's membership comprises 65% women which is virtually on par with First State's 67%. From an age perspective, VicSuper's average member is 45, while First State's ...

Super body opposes member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... its member interests superannuation reforms continues to rile pockets of the super sector. The national advocacy group for women employed in superannuation and financial services, Women in Super (WIS), has condemned the bill in a submission to the Senate ...

Grattan SG claims slammed by industry bodies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... According to ISA, Grattan's modelling overstates the effect of the SG on wages, pension indexation and taxation "and assumes women, low-income and self-employed workers don't exist." ISA acting chief executive Matthew Linden said Grattan's arguments ...

Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... included its purchase of ESG research house Regnan, lower than sector average turnover for FY18 and a target of having 40% women at board and executive level by 2020. As its ESG negatives, Pendal did not disclose employee pay metrics, undertook a gender ...

New boutique awards mandate to RBC I&TS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... comprehensive ESG composite index every year, and presents sustainability credentials in areas such as risk conduct, percentage of women directors and executives, and the value of socially responsible investments.

Australians rapidly gaining wealth: Roy Morgan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... Over the period, Australia performed very strongly - particularly in comparison to European nations during the same period. Women have improved their average net wealth position relative to men. Men now hold 12.3% more wealth than women; in 2007 they ...

Super fund introduces further group insurance changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... will continue to be based on age, occupation, waiting period and benefit period. When it comes to death and TPD claims, women typically claim at a lower rate than men, while the opposite holds true for income protection claims, the super fund said. "To ...