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Study unveils state with largest superannuation gender gap

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019

... suggest abolishing the $450 monthly income threshold for compulsory super payments and paying super during paid parental leave. Furthermore, providing low income earners (most of whom are women) with an additional super contribution, and increasing the ...

Don't expect super favouritism: Bowen

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 1 APR 2019

... priority by gradually abolishing the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold, and ensuring women are paid SG on paid parental leave. "This isn't a panacea, but it's a significant step in the right direction," Bowen said. "These measures alone will see ...

Qantas Super urges women take control of super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019

... supports several policies that could address this inequality including paying the superannuation guarantee on paid parental leave and other replacement payments, as it has been shown low super balances for women are associated with time taken off work ...

Labor Government on the cards: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018

... Bill Shorten formulated a plan to add $400 million to the super balances of women in receipt of Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave entitlements. It will also apply to those receiving Dad and Partner Pay payments. Currently, women who take time out of work ...

Part-time work widens super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018

... Shorten has announced a plan to add $400 million to the super balances of women in receipt of Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave entitlements. It will also apply to those receiving Dad and Partner Pay payments.

Labor super reforms can reach further heights: Industry

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018

... done. Women in Super has long advocated for several of Labor's proposed measures, including superannuation on paid parental leave and the removal of the $450 monthly earning threshold. The group's Make Super Fair campaign also wants to see female low-income ...

Labor commits $400m to gender super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018

Employers of choice work to close super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018

... innovative and exciting initiatives by our EOCGE citation holders covering, amongst other things, flexibility, paid parental leave, supporting women in leadership and addressing gender pay gaps."

Industry association targets super gaps

EMMA RAPAPORT | MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018

... component, linked to the payment of SG contributions required on average weekly earnings. The implementation of a paid parental leave scheme with a superannuation component, would allow parents to continue building their superannuation whilst on parental ...

Women in Super names 2017 scholarship winners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017

... $450 monthly threshold (most women miss out on super as they fall below this threshold) and include super in paid parental leave. "Our vision is a superannuation system without gender based inequity," said Wood.

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Ausfood Super appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY

Australian Food Super, the superannuation fund set up for employees in the meat industry, has named Michael Sykes as its new CEO.

mFunds sparked ASX outage, $1m credit issued

KARREN VERGARA

The ASX said the outage from last month largely stemmed from the now-defunct mFunds and will subsequently credit participants $1 million to make amends.

Aussie shares cost 8% more on rebalance days: Dimensional

KARREN VERGARA

Investing in the S&P/ASX 300 on a day it rebalances puts an 8% premium on share prices, a phenomenon that follows major global indices, new research from Dimensional Fund Advisors finds.

Rest appoints first-ever chief of staff

ANDREW MCKEAN

Rest has appointed a senior wealth management leader and superannuation expert from Insignia Financial to take the reins as chief of staff.

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