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FSC names new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... respected across the industry, particularly for her determined efforts to promote policy to close the superannuation gender gap." After Loane welcomed Lloyd to the stage, Lloyd thanked Cooper for his contributions to the organisation and for "steering ...

Gender super gap widest for women at lower income levels

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
New data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows the retirement savings gender gap is highest for women who work part-time and are in the bottom two tax brackets. The gap in super savings is most severe for females on lower taxable incomes ...

Government lagging on super policy: Labor

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... minister for sport and shadow assistant minister for investment and productivity listed adequacy, tax concessions and the gender gap as the three key benchmarks Labor will use to evaluate the government's superannuation policy. Chalmers outlined four ...

Paying women more super not the answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... recent Sunsuper Women and Money Summit where a panel of female financial advisers gave their views on how to address the gender gap in retirement savings. Education and expanding financial literacy was seen as the most important tool, as well as maintaining ...

Ending super gender gap needs collective approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
One single strategy will not be enough to end the superannuation savings gap between men and women, industry stakeholders have concluded. Submissions to the Senate inquiry into 'Economic security for women in retirement' show that the industry is asking ...

Super changes won't close gender retirement gap: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... (AIST) has told a Senate inquiry that changes to the super system will not be enough to close the retirement savings gender gap. The AIST is calling for all workforce, pay and super policies to be examined under a gender lens and chief executive Tom ...

Tax reform must not betray women

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... from adjustments to excessive tax concessions for high income earners are not directed at improving the superannuation gender gap "it will be a betrayal of the women of Australia." That is the view of not-for-profit group Women in Super, who recently ...

Australians undecided about higher super for women

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... are undecided whether women should be paid a higher rate of superannuation to address the current retirement savings gender gap. According to a Sunsuper commissioned survey of more than 1500 Australians, answers were split almost equally when respondents ...

Paying super on parental leave could help gender gap: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... businesses don't pay superannuation whilst employees are on parental leave, adding another hurdle to addressing the super gender gap according to Mercer. The global investment and retirement consultant released its 2015 Gender Equity Report today, which ...

Government should super seed low income earners

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... income Australians between 27 and 36 years old. Known as "Super Seed" the payment would help bridge the superannuation gender gap as well as leverage compound interest. "The proposal turns on its head the idea of just making catch up contributions later ...