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Super rules must support women: AIST

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019

... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees renewed calls for superannuation legislation to be stepped up to close the gender gap in retirement savings. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck outlined the body's four-step plan to address the issue ...

Working women more likely to experience mental illness

HARRISON WORLEY | FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019

... way to go in creating happier, healthier workplaces for all, regardless of gender," Lydon said. What is clear is the gender gap is still an issue in many organisations, she said. "Overall, we found women had very different workplace experiences to men ...

Scholarships open for women in finance and superannuation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019

Industry groups for women help narrow the gender gap in senior management by providing executive education scholarships for women in finance and superannuation. On Wednesday, Women in Super announced its 2019 scholarship program in partnership with ...

Spousal top ups to beat super balance inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019

... association has used its pre-Budget submission to call for the introduction of a spousal rollover measure to help bridge the gender gap in superannuation balances. The SMSF Association said allowing individuals to rollover a portion of their super balance ...

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 ...

AustralianSuper says women face superannuation poverty

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018

... poverty in retirement. The study, conducted with the help of Monash University, found mounting evidence surrounding the gender gap in superannuation after interviewing 40 women. Discrepancies in superannuation savings are likely to continue because of ...

Part-time work widens super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018

Women approaching retirement will have 37% less in their superannuation balance than men, latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show. Women aged between 55 to 64 years old will have an average of $196,000, while men retire with a significantly ...

AI Group pushes back against super gender gap reforms

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018

The Australian Industry Group (AI Group) believes Labor's proposal to remove the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold will add more to employer costs than the retirement incomes of women. AI Group chief executive Innes Willox said Labor's ...

Labor super reforms can reach further heights: Industry

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018

Superannuation industry lobby groups are welcoming Labor's election promise to address the super gender gap at retirement. They also believe more can be done. Women in Super has long advocated for several of Labor's proposed measures, including superannuation ...

Govt reforms can tackle super gender gap: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018

In the lead up to this year's Federal budget, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is calling on the Government to take action on a worrying statistic that 80% of women won't have enough money upon retirement. ASFA is using its new white ...

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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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