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Flexible work expectation gap widens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... as the financial services industry navigates operating in a post-COVID environment. Speaking on a panel for International Women's Day yesterday, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood said it is critical for leaders to ...

Advisers can help female clients 'break the bias'

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
While the proportion of women investing is picking up the pace, the number of female investors still lags behind men - but financial advisers can help. At an International Women's Day event today, BT head of risk strategies and research Kirsty Wymer ...

Women own $1.2tn in super: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
About $1.2 trillion of the total superannuation savings held by Australians belongs to women, with most held by Australian Retirement Trust while Rest has the most female members. Rainmaker Information analysis of super fund information published by ...

Super Fierce targets gender wealth gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The scalable advice platform aimed at addressing the gender wealth gap has officially launched this International Women's Day, with narrowing the superannuation its primary focus. The Super Fierce platform primarily compares superannuation products ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... into this year's election, it is still lobbying for that same thing. As is Industry Super Australia. To mark International Women's Day 2022, Industry Super Australia asked why neither major political party is committing to mandating super on parental ...

Cbus creates chief member role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
Cbus has marked International Women's Day by elevating an executive woman to chief member officer. Cbus' group executive, member and employer experience Marianne Walker will now have the new title of chief member officer. It is the first time ...

Super baby bonus could end inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... second being a Super Baby Bonus of $5000 for each child a woman gives birth to or adopts. "As we recognise International Women's Day in 2022 and the theme #breakthebias, we are calling for support for women who take time out of the workforce to have ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
According to recent data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, women hold 14.6% of chair positions, 28.1% of directorships and represent 18.3% of chief executives and 32.5% of key management personnel. Perhaps most concerning of all, only 0.4% ...

More women in workforce with greater paternity leave: ASI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
Ahead of International Women's Day on Monday, Aberdeen Standard Investments is calling for reform to parental leave policies to increase women's participation in the work force, saying increased paternity leave means more women in work. A research paper ...

State Street loses Fearless Girl replica claim

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
HESTA and Cbus have settled claims brought against them by State Street over the Fearless Girl statue, while Maurice Blackburn scored a win in court last week. State Street Global Advisors Trust Company and its local subsidiary State Street Global Advisors ...