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Looming super reforms benefit millions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
More than four million Australians will benefit from the superannuation reforms taking effect on 1 July, particularly women. The revived Low Income Superannuation Contribution, now labelled the Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset (LISTO), will be received ...

Brisbane adviser receives top planning award

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... in its history. "To me, this shows the shift that is happening in the industry and I'm really excited about that. I think women naturally have abilities to be great financial advisers and I think we will see a lot more women excelling in the industry," ...

HESTA calls for access to super for family violence victims

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... least one woman a week on average per year is killed by a partner or former partner. "Finances are too often a barrier for women trying to leave a violent relationship and, unfortunately, financial support for survivors of family violence is grossly ...

Mercy Super appoints new chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... business development. Prior to that, at AMP, she was state market development manager, senior small business technical adviser, women's financial adviser and retirement products officer. Tancred currently sits on the Association of Superannuation Funds ...

Gail Kelly takes on Cuffe board role

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... early 2015, Kelly has been involved in multiple charitable initatives, including acting as CARE Australia's ambassador for women's empowerment. She also oversaw the launch of the $100 million Westpac Bicentennial Foundation.

Females dominating non-concessional contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
Women are more likely to make non-concessional contributions into their superannuation than men, new insights show. A new report from Vanguard analysing data from Sunsuper's membership of over one million Australians shows that 60% of members making ...

Default super must protect member interests: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... unaware that the default fund is agreed by employers and workers when setting wage and conditions. When choosing a super fund women were less likely (56%) to choose their own fund compared to men (67%). Women were also more likely to transfer an old ...

CFA Institute shrinks gender parity gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... December last year. Females who re-sat the exam accounted for 44% of total candidates. The Institute's target of having 30% women in investment management is a "step closer to reality", CFA Society of Sydney president Anthony Serhan said. "There is still ...

Tech industry opens niche markets for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... large-scale manufacturers; and drones could soon help gather data in remote areas instead of survey engineers. Meanwhile, women are still heavily under-represented: females still comprise only 28% of all ICT workers in 2016 - with no improvement compared ...

Women in Super names 2017 scholarship winners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Women in Super (WIS) continues its advocacy for better female representation on superannuation boards and leadership roles through its scholarship programme, now in its third year running. The national advocacy and networking group has collaborated ...