Federal superannuation


Women lumped with thin end of retirement wedge

The ABS has again produced data that shows women are lagging badly behind men in one of the pillars of our retirement income. This is because our highly subsidised superannuation system is based on pre-retirement earnings.

The Henry Review, reviewed

Daily media wrap: The Henry Tax Review, and the government’s long-awaited response to it, are in. Does it live up to the hype or did Rudd and Swan wimp out at the finish line?

RBA super problems show why Rudd is right — to the tune of $18b

Alan Kohler had a fabulous column on Business Spectator this morning about the Reserve Bank super fund cranking up its risky investments in 2006-07 and probably plunging into unfunded territory with the broader market, writes Stephen Mayne.