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Study unveils state with largest superannuation gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... chair Cate Wood said better policy is needed to make a difference to the retirement outcomes of all Australian women. Researchers from Monash Business School found the gender pay gap began from the start of a female employee's career and ultimately ...

Superannuation gender gap hits women early

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... the gender retirement savings and pay gap is triggered as early as graduate employment and progressively worsens. Researchers from Monash Business School found the gender pay gap kicked in from the start of a female employee's career and ultimately ...

TAL goes back-to-back at AFA awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... overall awards are based on quantitative research conducted by overall award supporter Strategic Insight, Actuaries and Researchers. According to the association, five key areas are compared across the life companies and their products. Strategic Insight ...

Rainmaker welcomes new head of superannuation research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... product sets following new market entrants and new types of products being launched, "create a need for superannuation researchers to keep developing their methods and approaches." "Jason's mission is to drive Rainmaker into these areas to support not ...

New mortality study adds to retirement conversation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... return) of the products. This will be a particular issue for women who have longer life expectancies than men." The researchers tried to get experience data from all Australian life insurers with annuities and actuaries to calculate the rates. However ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... opposition's policy could also help wind back the growing intergenerational transfers in our tax systems, the researchers said. However, Labor's policy reduces the incentive for retirees to invest in Aussie stocks rather than going overseas. ...

Royal Commission puts bonuses on notice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... to determine remuneration. It comes as Australia's biggest bank bosses face the Royal Commission. According to researchers from the university's Applied Finance department, balanced scorecards are a common remuneration practice - which often ...

Enforceable undertakings are effective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... rely on EUs. Leading the study, UNSW Centre for Law Markets and Regulation director Dimity Kingsford-Smith said the researchers did not anticipate that a majority of organisations would report that EUs are effective misconduct deterrence methods. Businesses ...

What 1% in fees could do to investments

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... erode their clients' nest eggs by 26% over 30 years, according to new data modelling from InvestSMART. InvestSMART researchers found stark differences in the outcomes for investors paying different fees. A person who paid 0.5% to invest $100,000 in Australian ...

Glut of underperformance in managed funds: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... in Australia failed to hit benchmark returns over a 10-year horizon, according to new analysis by InvestSMART. The researchers modelled Morningstar data for 5297 manager funds that have a track record of 10 years. They found about 78% of these funds ...