A proposal considered in a Treasury consultation paper to allow victims of violent crime access to the super of perpetrators, in limited circumstances, had the potential to be strongly positive, according to IOOF.

Only 11.3 per cent of females purchase their superannuation through a professional adviser, which is a concern given women’s significantly lower super balances, according to new research.

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called out the latest paper from the Grattan Institute as “replete with Victorian-era proposals to fix the gender gap in Australian retirement incomes”.