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Australian Ethical drops investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has lowered investment fees and costs for super members, effective 1 October 2024. Superannuation members invested in the conservative option will see fees reduced from 0.69% to 0.68%. Those in the growth option will see fees drop ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... increases, and there will be guaranteed funding for a discretionary pool. Insignia Financial will also increase superannuation guarantee contributions for staff. Parental leave entitlements are being increased from 12 weeks to 16 weeks, severance pay ...

First Sentier heeds the call of nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... groups representing $15 trillion call on corporates to disclose on nature - including the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), the Responsible Investments Association Australasia (RIAA) ...

Carbon price could stall $600bn super loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... year-on-year returns out to 2030, assuming the total loss is spread out evenly. "This is part of Emmi's job: helping superannuation firms understand how much work they need to do," Emmi CEO Michael Lebbon said. Lebbon argues that the only way to ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... requiring that comparisons with other products or previous versions of the same product are fair and meaningful. KPMG superannuation advisory lead Lisa Butler-Beatty said Australia is likely to follow the UK's lead in tightening ESG-related rules ...

Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Superannuation being used for house deposits would push up home prices, undermining Australians' home ownership prospects, slash retirement savings, and come at a significant cost to the Budget, according to a Corinna Economic Advisory report by ...

Parental leave super narrows gender savings gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The legislation that will see superannuation contributions paid alongside government-funded parental leave entitlements passed parliament this week. Parents receiving payments from the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme will begin receiving Superannuation ...

Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... statement said individuals will be entitled to the same level of financial support regardless of the option chosen. "Superannuation is not the government's money, it is not the superannuation industry's money, it is your money. The Coalition ...

Super gap to close in 2042

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... underemployment. In the long-term however there is - albeit slow - progress towards gender financial equality. Superannuation equality is expected by 2042. The data comes from economic gender equality organisation Financy, which recently put out their ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The legislation that will ensure superannuation is paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave is to be tabled today, with the super industry calling for its swift passage. The Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) ...