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ISA uncovers disgraceful regional gender super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... women is also $13,100 less than men. ISA attributed this stark variance to women taking time out of the paid workforce to raise children. But the super fund took issue with the fact that far too few women aren't being paid super on parental leave. Parental ...

End choice dashboard delay: AIST

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) is pressuring government to make super funds disclose the performance of choice products. In a submission to ASIC, AIST opposed the regulator's proposal to defer the requirement for super funds ...

Tattarang invests in plastic-free fabric

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... Tattarang has pumped $26.8 million into next generation fabric technology. The investment was made as part of a Series B capital raise by US-based material innovator Natural Fiber Welding (NFW). NFW creates low carbon, all natural, bio-neutral fabric ...

APRA 'digging into' super fund contributions to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... acknowledged that Bragg had sent letter to the regulators on the subject and appreciated that it was an important point to raise. Cole said: "We have done some preliminary investigations into that, particularly as you refer, in your tweets, to use terminology ...

Government welcomes ATO family trust guidance

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
Assistant treasurer Michael Sukkar has welcomed the ATO's recent draft guidance on family trusts, noting that they are a legitimate and important way for families, particularly those running small businesses, to manage their financial affairs. This ...

Parliamentary committee hears KPMG assumed 'conflicting engagements knowingly'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
A public accountability committee that inquired and reported on the Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) has uncovered several damaging findings, including that KPMG engagements were 'rife with conflict'. The TAHE has been the subject of serious accounting ...

PIMCO dumps LIT launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... therefore decided it would be in the best interests of investors not to proceed with the listing," he said. PIMCO was hoping to raise $500 million in an offer that opened on March 29. The trust was to target a distribution of 4.75% to 5.75% per annum ...

Mason Stevens names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
The former head of equities at JBWere has been appointed chief investment officer at the wealth platform. Jacqueline Fernley joins Mason Stevens in the role, bringing over 30 years' experience in funds management. Fernley joins from Investible where ...

Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
In the lead up to tonight's Federal Budget, economists agree that the election is likely to be firmly on the government's agenda - with popularity possibly trumping the effectiveness of policies. In December's mid-year economic and fiscal outlook ...

Childcare key to super gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... super gap. "The gender super gap widens dramatically during the years when many women take time out of the paid workforce to raise children. That's because childcare costs gobble up any income from paid work and far too many mums don't get paid super ...