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Industry funds call for super shortfall reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... any superannuation guarantee. The research estimates this equates to about $10 billion in missed super. Not surprisingly, women are expected to be hit the hardest as they are more likely to take up part-time or casual work. The requirement to earn more ...

Fees for no service compensation unfinished business: ASIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... than $30 billion in market value, that's at least $3 billion stripped from the retirement savings of the working men and women who are members of our superannuation funds," he said. He sees investors, in particular superannuation funds, making significant ...

More mums in the workforce: ABS

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... partnered mums rated life satisfaction at 7.8 out of 10 - higher than 6.9 for single mums, but lower than eight out of 10 for women with no children. Full-time working mothers were most commonly employed in primary or secondary education, hospitals ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... deductible status for financial planning fees, increasing superannuation contributions, promoting financial literacy for women, inclusion of financial planners in Statutory Declaration Regulations and simplifying death benefits, among others. The FPA ...

WA Super names advice GM

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... for ING's wealth business and as a business development manager for Colonial First State. She represents WA Super on the Women in Super Committee. Also switching roles at WA Super is former client services general manager Paul Owen, who is now the fund's ...

Govt reforms can tackle super gender gap: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... 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 paper, Women's Economic Security in Retirement ...

"Collegiality" hinders appointments of female executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... Only 6.5% of the boards seek outside advice - from a succession planning firm as an example - compounding the exclusion of women from board roles. "Given the current small percentage of directors who are female, this leads to a Catch 22 situation, where ...

Women less prepared for retirement: BTFG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
Latest BT Financial Group research highlights less than one-fifth of women feel satisfied they are on track in preparing for their financial future. Additionally the BTFG research highlights 51% of women believe they won't have enough superannuation ...

New chair, deputy chair for industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... commitment to the profit to member superannuation model and to maximising member outcomes, including making super fairer for women, saw her named as the AIST Trustee of the Year in 2017."

Industry fund adds board director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... director. Vision Super welcomed Australian Services Union executive president Lisa Darmanian in March, bringing the number of women on its board to four. "Lisa brings valuable experience to the Vision Super board, and I'm looking forward to working with ...