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Childcare key to super gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022

... That's because childcare costs gobble up any income from paid work and far too many mums don't get paid super on parental leave," ISA advocacy director Georgia Brumby said. "Making childcare more affordable will boost retirement savings, slash the gender ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022

... Day 2022, Industry Super Australia asked why neither major political party is committing to mandating super on parental leave. ISA calculates that in total women lost $1.86 billion in super contributions since the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme ...

Super baby bonus could end inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022

A baby bonus paid into the superannuation accounts of women who go on parental leave combined with paying super during their time off could address the significant gap between the retirement savings of men and women. According to numbers from the Association ...

$450 super threshold scrapped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022

... to poverty as they age," she said. The next step is to further lobby for SG contributions to continue while on parental leave. The removal of the threshold was contained in Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Superannuation Outcomes For Australians and ...

Super baby bonus proposed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022

... workforce to have children." ASFA added that the super baby bonus would supplement proposals to pay SG on paid parental leave, as well as the removal of the $450 income threshold. Super fund Rest and industry body Women in Super have both urged the government ...

AFA opposes clean record requirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022

... could possibly unfairly impact advisers who have taken extended periods of leave within that timeframe, such as parental leave, or those who have taken a different role within the financial advice space. Such a requirement would be to the detriment of ...

ISA releases pre-election wish list

CHLOE WALKER | TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021

... commitments include: a mandate that employers pay their employees super with wages; paying super with the Commonwealth Parental Leave Pay Scheme; a review of the distribution of tax concessions; expanding the APRA performance tests to include 10 years ...

What will it take to get super on parental leave?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021

... to new research from Industry Super Australia. Many employers, even large companies, still fail to pay parents parental leave - forcing them to rely on Centrelink parental leave payments. Up to 1.45 million mothers received Commonwealth Parental Leave ...

Statewide Super increases premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021

... your occupation category," the fund clarified. Eligible members will get a premium waiver for up to 12 months of parental leave and will be given up to six months after certain life events (marriage, having children, buying a house) to apply to increase ...

Actuaries Institute releases retirement policy review

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021

... bequest. The paper supports some changes discussed in the Retirement Income Review: extending SG to cover paid parental leave, gig workers and overtime work; including superannuation assets in divorce settlements; and ensuring employers pay SG at the ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

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ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

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Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

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The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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