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AustralianSuper SG modelling paints dismal picture

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... levels and $387,000 at 9.5% "[This member] may be further impacted by career breaks, 'gig economy' work, the gender pay gap etc.," the fund said. If the SG goes up to 12%, only the average male member (called Mr Joe Average) would get to the ...

Regulators praise super law reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have jointly welcomed the proposed legislative reforms increasing the role of ASIC in the superannuation industry. The proposed changes ...

Super fund reveals ASX 100 equality laggards

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
After admitting its own gender pay gap has grown in the last 12 months, Future Super has ranked the S&P/ASX 100 from best to worst when it comes to gender equality in the workplace. The Gender Equality Report also recommended changes the Aussie businesses ...

Advice industry compresses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... is the largest advice licensee group but its margin over number two ranked IOOF is now less than 400. Three years ago the gap between AMP and IOOF was almost 1500. The fastest growing licensees were Canaccord Genuity Patersons which picked up 117 advisers ...

Super fund admits its gender pay gap increased

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... ethical super fund has published all the work it does internally to promote gender equality, admitting its own gender pay gap grew in favour of men. Future Super, which has about $350 million of members' money, began reviewing its gender pay gap, equality ...

Old boys, girls clubs dominate boards

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
A third of Australia's board members are dissatisfied with their roles, blaming a lack of transparency, professional and peer support for their frustrations. The new research, commissioned by advocacy and director placement group Women on Boards (WOB) ...

Calls for review of advice regulation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... providers exiting the sector in significant numbers," CPA said. "The impact of this structural adjustment is a growing advice gap in the market, which is to the detriment of those who need financial advice in an increasingly complex world with an ageing ...

Where to from here?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... inevitably lead to a lot of clients losing access to financial advice." In May 2019, Radar Results data showed the valuation gap between high-quality practices and conventional businesses had moved from 0.5 times recurring revenue to 1.5 time recurring ...

Retirement income review must focus on women: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... rates, which would help solve much of the problem earlier in the process. "Our economists estimated that a halving of the gap between male and female participation would see the country's GDP would benefit by $60 billion over 20 years, while cumulative ...

Robo-advice to be worth US$1.4 trillion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... savings," the LearnBonds.com analysis said. "US startups Betterment and Wealthfront were among the first to step into this gap a decade ago. They offer algorithm-driven financial planning services with little to no human supervision." In 2017, assets ...