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Stop abusers hiding super: AIST

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... assets due to these barriers. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the measure would improve economic security for women across Australia, who overwhelmingly have lower superannuation balances than their former spouses. "Superannuation is often ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... It has been four years since the Senate Economics Reference Committee released its report into the Economic Security for Women in Retirement, and Rice Warner said the report, subtitled A husband is not a retirement plan, made 19 recommendations, most ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... of the Women in Super 'Make Super Fair' campaign and key recommendations of the Senate Inquiry into Economic Security for Women in Retirement," Wood said at the time. While SMSFs may end up heavily impacted by Labor's proposals - such as the oft-discussed ...

Potential budget super alterations welcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... contributions from July next year with the abolition of the LISC. On Friday a Senate report looking into economic security for women in retirement recommended the federal government retain the LISC beyond 2017, and that concessional superannuation contributions ...

Police super a budget beneficiary

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... The long-standing issue faced by NSW Police was most recently flagged in the Senate's inquiry in to economic security for women in retirement. The Police Association of New South Wales' submission said the death and disability insurance scheme disadvantaged ...

We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... taken away by the Howard and Abbott governments. McAllister, who also chairs the Senate inquiry in to economic security for women in retirement, believes these two proposals would be starting point, and would make a difference "because policy makers ...

Paying women more super not the answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... response to fix the gender retirement savings gap. McAllister, who chairs the Senate enquiry in to economic security for women in retirement, said at the root of the gap in private savings is women earning less than men during their lifetimes. The Senator's ...

Ending super gender gap needs collective approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... 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 to approach the problem from multiple angles, as opposed to designing a single ...

AFA recommends SG monthly threshold removal

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... The Association of Financial Advisers has made seven recommendations to the Senate Inquiry into the Economic Security for Women in Retirement. In addition to the removal of the $450 monthly superannuation guarantee contribution threshold, the AFA also ...

Paying super on parental leave could help gender gap: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... comfortably in retirement. The report is timely considering there is a current Senate Standing Committee on economic security for women in retirement. Mercer's report also shows men are earning performance bonuses of up to 35% more than women despite ...
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