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Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... have a conversation on whether they are contributing enough to super or on track in saving enough for retirement. "Women make fantastic financial citizens. We pay down our debt faster, we take on less debt, we default less. We make better decisions when ...

Alex Dunnin bids farewell to Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... continue to play, a pivotal role in defining how this industry is measured and judged and, in so doing, help its members make the most of the great work their funds do for them. "The work we did pioneering how fund performance, insurance and fees can ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... currently $45,000 per annum," Blakey said. "And secondly, aligning the amount of the offset to the Super Guarantee, would help make a difference for the retirement savings of women and low-income earners across Australia." The Super Members Council said ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... Gallagher said. "Paying super on government parental leave is an important investment to help close the super gap and to make decisions about balancing care and work easier for women." Similarly, minister for families and social services Amanda Rishworth ...

Aware Super appoints member strategy lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... ability to positively shape this and empower members to take charge of their own future, is a contribution I'm privileged to make." The super fund recently announced a restructure of its executive team. Former HESTA chief financial officer Sally Collins ...

ASIC takes further action on Prospero

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... way to secure the efficient return of funds to clients is to appoint liquidators. Prospero's AFSL enabled it to issue and make a market in derivatives and foreign exchange contracts, deal in derivatives and foreign exchange contracts on behalf of clients ...

ASIC cracks down on scammers

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... individuals, and completed nearly 350 surveillances. "Cost of living issues mean more Australians are looking for ways to make ends meet and scammers are only too happy to try and take advantage," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "That's why ASIC is stopping ...

Annuities too expensive for most retirees: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... characteristics of account-based pensions, it added - however, providers would have to "vastly improve their product communications" to make this happen.

Vanguard Super hits $1bn, soft launches pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... "Everyone communicates and constructs fees in their own way and we think there needs to be more done to simplify fees and make sure Australians actually know what they're paying. We can stand behind 58 basis points. It includes everything, be it ...

DASS settlement pending court approval, victims urged to claim

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... against E&P Financial Group as some victims of Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services (DASS) are running out of time to make a claim. On 3 April 2024, the federal court will decide if the conditional settlement announced on 14 November 2023 should ...