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More financially secure women seek advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
Financially secure women in the second half of their lives prioritise living comfortably in retirement and travelling as their key goals and seek financial advice to maintain a level of prosperity, a new survey from Perpetual Private found. Canvassing ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST) estimates menopause is costing Australian women about $17 billion in lost earnings and retirement savings. In November 2023, the Senate referred an inquiry into issues related to menopause and perimenopause to the Senate ...

Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... being used for house deposits would push up home prices, undermining Australians' home ownership prospects, slash retirement savings, and come at a significant cost to the Budget, according to a Corinna Economic Advisory report by Saul Eslake. In ...

Super to be paid on parental leave from July 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... today's dollars - leaving a gap of $145,000. "Paying super on Paid Parental Leave is going to provide a boost to the retirement savings for those receiving the Commonwealth Parental Leave Pay and it will be particularly significant for low paid and vulnerable ...

Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... to closing legacy funds. The purpose of the draft Treasury Laws Amendment (Self-managed superannuation funds-legacy retirement product conversions and reserves) Regulations 2024, released yesterday, is also to provide a "more flexible avenue for allocations ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... with every pay cycle, as opposed to quarterly. Treasury estimates some 8.9 million employees will benefit from higher retirement savings as a result; Super Members Council estimates show the average affected worker misses out on $1800 in super each year ...

Growth of SMSFs, Div 296 opportunity for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... years. Class said this is a result of the age group creating their funds at a young age and maintaining them into their retirement. Further, ATO data shows around 65% of all SMSFs have existed for more than a decade.

ASFA launches new initiative to fight financial crime

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... crime. In collaboration with ASFA's membership base, the initiative represents a united effort to protect Australia's retirement savings from increasingly sophisticated cybercrime and fraud-related risks, ASFA said. "Superannuation is the cornerstone ...

TelstraSuper picks Equip for merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... merger and the opportunity to create a larger fund continuing the focus on providing industry leading superannuation, retirement and financial planning solutions for members." TelstraSuper said a merger with Equip would "leverage their combined strengths ...

Investment boutique calls time after seven years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... time of its launch, Alastair MacLeod told Industry Moves that the aim of Wheelhouse was to deliver "a purpose-built retirement strategy that was outcomes focused." "I believe the business has a greater purpose than simply making money - helping mum and ...