Women's Wealth

24 March

Women's Wealth

Women seek Budget measures to address super inequity

Superannuation funds are calling for action in next week’s Budget to address super inequity as women report

Women in higher tax brackets have on average slightly higher super savings than men, according to the ATO.

8 March

Women's Wealth

HESTA welcomes WGEA review’s recommendations

HESTA has welcomed the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s recommendation with regards to data on superannuation on

The ‘merry-go-round’ of superannuation policy change has to end, the Senate Economics References Committee has been told.

1 March

Women's Wealth

HESTA sets priorities to improve female economic security

HESTA has announced three measures to make women’s financial security a top priority for the Government.

2022-05-31 14:00:00

Knowledge Centre

Engagement, education, & supporting super members.

While the value of insurance in superannuation continues to be scrutinised, AIA Australia contends that engagement and education are key to balancing sustainability, suitability, and affordability for members.

AIA

The current default super regime has hampered women in engaging in their super, according to Financial Services Council chief executive, Sally Loane.

15 June

Women's Wealth

Women make up only a quarter of investment roles

There are more women working for listed and unlisted fund managers than ever before, but they are still the

Curtin University research group urges changes to super tax concession to provide equity to women and lower income earners.

20 May

Women's Wealth

Super on PPL a missed opportunity

Having a superannuation guarantee on paid parental leave has been a missed opportunity in the Budget and could

Broken work patterns, the gender pay gap, and longevity risk all contribute to the gender gap in retirement income, according to ASFA.

13 May

Women's Wealth

Too few Budget measures aimed at women’s retirement

The superannuation system continues to have a “gender blind spot”, according to HESTA.

While conducting remuneration gap analyses are on the rise, only 33.3 per cent have a specific gender pay gap equity objective, according to WGEA data.

6 May

Women's Wealth

Three reforms would substantially narrow the super gender gap

Adding superannuation guarantee contributions to paid parental leave, limitless super concessional contributions,

25 March

Women's Wealth

FEW and IOOF relaunches gender equality award

The Financial Executive Women Positive Progression of Women Award aims to recognise and celebrate individuals who

9 March

Women's Wealth

Increased super contributions could help close gender gap

Superannuation contributions for females could be increased by paying additional super guarantee contributions to

19 November

Women's Wealth

Structural issues create super inequality not SG

Factors such as broken working patterns, part-time work, and the tendency to be lower paid that contribute to

27 August

Women's Wealth

Super gender gap exacerbated with early release

The superannuation gender gap for women aged 25 to 34 before the early super release scheme was at 21%, and this

27 August

Women's Wealth

Women’s retirement outcomes in limbo with SG on chopping block

Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services, and Financial Technology, Jane Hume needs to decide

6 February

Women's Wealth

Women focus needed in retirement review

While the superannuation system is not designed to discriminate against women, it exacerbates the inequality,

QSuper has worked with the ATO to help pay out a member’s tax savings when they retire and transition to an income account.

9 January

Women's Wealth

Women benefit most from LISTO

Women are the biggest recipients of the low-income super tax offset with a number of females becoming eligible for

The retail funds industry has traditionally focused on clients aged 45 and over but this will need to change as baby boomers draw down on their wealth, which could potentially pose a threat to industry funds, according to Tria Investment Partners. The fir

28 November

Women's Wealth

Structural issues and societal norms create the gender inequality

Removing the structural barriers which contribute to growing numbers of women retiring into poverty and

26 November

Women's Wealth

Australian women lose super race

The average woman’s superannuation balance is almost 50% less than a man’s when retirement age is reached,

14 November

Women's Wealth

Women’s equality still falls short

Women continue to face discrimination and inequality in work and pay, and remain more exposed to financial

24 October

Women's Wealth

Outstanding women awarded

Super Review and Money Management awarded 12 women and an employer at the annual Women in Financial Services

26 September

Women's Wealth

Financial fitness next epidemic for millennial women

Research from NGS Super showed that Australian millennial woman have turned a blind eye to their financial health.

3 September

Women's Wealth

Women need to ‘start accepting praise’

Money Management and Super Review’s Women in Financial Services Awards will be held on 23 October.

29 August

Women's Wealth

Women retire with 47% less super

It’s difficult to know where to start when it comes to closing the gender gap but creating a diverse and inclusive

25 July

Women's Wealth

Women still at super disadvantage

The latest research published by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has confirmed the degree to

3 May

Women's Wealth

ASFA calls on Government to protect women

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has called on the Federal Government to use its budget next

15 March

Women's Wealth

Fixing gender pay gap will fix gender super gap

The pay gap between men and women in Australia sits at the centre of the gender retirement gap which has left

There has been a definite closing of the financial advice gender gap, with women catching up to men in the overall number of statements of advice (SOAs) issued, as well as total funds under administration (FUA) and average FUA per user, according to Decim

20 June

Women's Wealth

Super advice gender gap closing

Women are catching up to men in overall number of SOAs issued and total funds under administration, according to a

The retirement income gender gap is widening in most areas across Queensland, with women on average only now just reaching levels men held five years ago, according to QSuper. QSuper’s member data found that on average, Queensland women

13 June

Women's Wealth

Qld retirement gender gap widens

The gender gap in retirement has increased by 10 per cent in some parts of Queensland, according to QSuper.

9 March

Women's Wealth

Women underpaid $1.8b in super

Women were underpaid $1.84 billion in super contributions by their employers in 2013 to 2014, according to ISA’s

9 March

Women's Wealth

$450 threshold needs to be removed

AIST and WIS have called on the Government to implement structural changes that deliver real improvements to women.

As part of International Women’s Day, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is calling on high wealth companies to take intentional steps to increase the number of women holding positions on corporate boards. As part of the proposition, SSGA had placed a st

9 March

Women's Wealth

Increase gender diversity on boards: SSGA

SSGA has called on 3,500 companies which represent US$20 trillion in market capitalisation to increase their

2 February

Women's Wealth

Women still under-represented on super boards

The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data reveals women fill barely more than a quarter of super

The absence of adequacy or a standard of living in the Government’s objective of super definition can ignore qualitative outcomes, WIS believes.

12 January

Women's Wealth

WIS criticises super objective

The absence of adequacy or a standard of living in the Government’s objective of super definition can ignore

Vision Super has seen a surge of 31 per cent in women and 27 per cent in those aged under 30 seeking super advice.

13 December

Women's Wealth

More women, young people seek super advice

Vision Super has seen a surge of 31 per cent in women and 27 per cent in those aged under 30 seeking super advice.

15 November

Women's Wealth

Women still struggle for board positions

The average age of board members in Australia has steadily risen, even with the influx of younger female

8 November

Women's Wealth

Shift policy focus to single retirees: Willis Towers Watson

New Willis Towers Watson research suggests the policy agenda needs to be switched to examine the really

6 October

Women's Wealth

Women seeking SMSF advice on the rise

The Government needs to take advantage of the growing interest by women in their super by creating the right

27 September

Women's Wealth

Gender gap costs super system $146m

Nearly $146 million could be added to the superannuation system if the gender gap in super were to close,

13 September

Women's Wealth

Women closing retirement incomes gap, but slowly

New data points to women slowly closing the retirement incomes gap on their male counterparts but with a long way

The Government’s proposal to reduce the penalty for late SG payments has been welcomed by accountants who say will help small businesses.

8 September

Women's Wealth

Industry welcomes draft super reforms

The financial services industry has welcomed the introduction of LISTO but is divided on the objective of

With 44 per cent of employed women and 15 per cent of employed men working part-time, it highlights that the Government needs to legislate LISTO, ISA believes.

1 September

Women's Wealth

Workforce participation highlights LISTO need

With 44 per cent of employed women and 15 per cent of employed men working part-time, it highlights that the

4 August

Women's Wealth

Lower concessional contributions will affect women

There has not been sufficient discussion about the elephant in the room: that is, how the reduction in the annual

28 June

Women's Wealth

Incoming govt needs to give confidence in super

The incoming government needs to carefully look at whether the super proposals actually benefit retirement, and

A gender lens is important for super as women need to be thought of as a symptom of the system and not a cause, according to AustralianSuper.

31 May

Women's Wealth

Super system leaving people behind

A gender lens is important for super as women need to be thought of as a symptom of the system and not a cause,

31 May

Women's Wealth

Self-employed women lag behind men in super

A self-employed woman aged 60 to 64 has $85,000 in their retirement fund on average compared to $155,000 for a

The ability to roll over unused concessional caps over five years will help people play catch-up with their super, AIST believes.

5 May

Women's Wealth

Concessional cap flexibility will help people play catch-up

The ability to roll over unused concessional caps over five years will help people play catch-up with their super

3 May

Women's Wealth

Super industry welcomes Senate measures to help women

The Senate’s recommendation of the retention of LISC should be implemented in next week’s budget, superannuation

In a bid to encourage more women to join the fintech industry, CXi Software is paying super contributions for permanent staff members who go on maternity leave.

28 April

Women's Wealth

CXi to give SG contributions for maternity leave

In a bid to encourage more women to join the fintech industry, CXi Software is paying super contributions for

26 April

Women's Wealth

ISA calls for retargetting of tax concessions

Industry Super Australia wants the Government to retarget super tax concessions towards those who need them most.

26 April

Women's Wealth

Super funds lag on pay equity strategies or plans

While conducting remuneration gap analyses are on the rise, only 33.3 per cent have a specific gender pay gap

Financial planners from superannuation funds are predominantly male and feel more valued than their retail bank counterparts, according to a survey.

19 April

Women's Wealth

Are super funds happy boys’ clubs?

Financial planners from superannuation funds are predominantly male and feel more valued than their retail bank

5 April

Women's Wealth

Biggest gender gap for women in lowest tax bracket

Women in higher tax brackets have on average slightly more super savings than men, according to the ATO.

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Engagement, education, & supporting super members.

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