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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 ...

Scrapping LISC was shameful and retrograde: Bowen

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). Bowen argued that with this measure "the government is helping cement the gender gap." In Australia, females in every single industry are paid less and the average income gap between men and women is 19%. Bowen ...

Super gender gap large, but closing

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
The gap in the average super balances of men and women has closed considerably in the last decade but is still a major problem, the latest research from Roy Morgan shows. In the 12 months to June 2015, women with superannuation had an average balance ...

Super groups call for women Senate review

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia believes the first step in addressing the super gender gap is creating a fairer taxation system. "The reality is, the system as it stands currently is stacked in favour of high income ...

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