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'Outdated' law gating teenagers from thousands of dollars in super: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... government has made "big strides" in efforts to close the gender super gap, including the introduction of super on paid parental leave, which will boost women's retirement savings by $7200, and increasing the Low-Income Super Tax Offset (LISTO) from ...

Hume's super sharing bill lashed in parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... "Their answer to many things is to raid your super, and one of their election policies was to attack super on paid parental leave-to support that contribution being cashed out instead of being preserved for retirement," Darmanin said. "That is why the ...

HESTA calls for reforms to help women in retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... ordinary time earnings, up from 11.5%. The introduction coincided with the super payments on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave, which HESTA said helped address the fact that Australian mums have missed out on well over $3 billion in super savings at retirement. ...

Super on paid parental leave to reduce gender gap: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
The introduction of superannuation contributions on paid parental leave (PPL) is set to boost women's retirement savings by $7200, according to new research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Superannuation contributions ...

Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... have said are aimed at Australia's working women. If elected this weekend, the Coalition's 'Superannuation on Paid Parental Leave - parental choice' would be introduced to help boost the Budget's bottom line. Super Members Council (SMC) said the cash-out ...

Future Group positions super offerings for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... commitments to drive change in inclusivity and flexible workplace practices; promotion of women into leadership; and paid parental leave. However, the approach is slightly updated; the portfolio also now creates a positive bias towards companies that ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... actually empowered?" One reform The Parenthood is pushing for is that every family has access to one year of paid parental leave that is shared between parents where there are two parents. This would then be paid at a replacement wage rate. "That would ...

Financial services minister Stephen Jones to retire from politics

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... including increasing the Superannuation Guarantee to 12%, providing superannuation on top of government-provided paid parental leave, progress towards payday super, steps to improve access to more affordable and accessible financial advice, and enshrining ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... government to see them treated like other forms of leave that the finance sector has led the way on - like paid parental leave and domestic violence leave," Finance Sector Union national secretary Julia Angrisano said. "It's clear from our members that ...

Super to be paid on parental leave from July 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... parental leave entitlements passed parliament this morning. Parents receiving payments from the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme will begin receiving Superannuation Guarantee contributions from 1 July 2025, with the bill passing through the Senate ...
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