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Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... that research shows women experiencing symptoms of menopause typically take as much as 40% more leave days. "This new benefit is just part of a comprehensive suite of initiatives, training and resources that Aware Super is rolling out in order to raise ...

Largest pension funds see drop in assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
... the continued market instability. Another significant contributing factor highlighted by WTW is the shift from defined benefit (DB) pensions to smaller defined contribution (DC) plans. Further, the report revealed that in 2022 sovereign and public sector ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... kinds of arrangements must receive benefits greater than the base requirements of the Fair Work Act. For example, an employee who is guaranteed a 3% pay rise each year might see this dropped to 1.5% in exchange for paid menopause leave. "That's not ...

T. Rowe Price names new head of ESG enablement

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... committee are T. Rowe Price Associates head of corporate governance Donna Anderson, T. Rowe Price Associates director of research for responsible investing Maria Elena Drew and T. Rowe Price Investment Management head of ESG Chris Whitehouse. "Our stakeholders ...

Super leaves gig economy behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... average personal contribution by a gig economy worker was found to be between $500-$900 per annum, while a minimum wage employee would accumulate approximately $3700 in employer-contributed super in one year. This is because under current labour force ...

Culture creates better outcomes: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... culture research focusing on extending the coverage to investment organisations that have previously not recognised the benefit of actively managed culture; investigation into the links between new business models, innovation and culture; and further ...

CBA sells CommSec Adviser Services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... business, remains core to its strategy and will be retained. "AUSIEX is a strong business and its clients and employees will benefit from NRI's investment and ambition to be the market leader in wholesale broking and portfolio administration services," ...

Defined contribution: A global perspective

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... Zealand chief executive Richard Klipin and president and chief executive of the United States' Employee Benefit Research Institute Lori Lucas in a discussion about the similarities and key differences in the defined contribution systems of Australia ...

Survey backs SG increases

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... debunk the calculations. Industry Super Australia said the institute is contradicting itself when it recently released research claiming increasing the SG to 12% would not ease the burden on the Age Pension. Now, Grattan is claiming that an increase ...

Productivity Commission addresses superannuation lottery

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... accounts Productivity Commission deputy chair Karen Chester said with default funds being tied to the employer and not the employee, many super members end up with another account every time they change job. The PC said one-third of accounts (about 10 ...
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