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Gender pay gap a crucial diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
Improving reporting on gender pay gap and gender diversity will help investors assess where companies are addressing gender-based equality and inclusion and set the stage for engagement on diversity measures beyond gender, according to First Sentier ...

Commercial property likely to recover in 2024: Insights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... sentiment. However, with more deal evidence now coming through and formal valuations likely to be adjusted further... we expect the gap between sentiment and formal valuations to erode substantially over the next six months so that by mid-2024 the picture ...

Don't abandon 60/40: J.P Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... global market strategist Kerry Craig said EMs retain their growth premium relative to developed market (DM) economies, but this gap has been narrowing steadily. After two years of little change to our long-term growth expectations, we modestly raise ...

Future Group acquires Verve Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... savings, equating to an average balance of about $40,000. Its objective since launch has been to narrow the gender savings gap in retirement, with features like the ability for new parents to claim a refund on the dollar-based administration fee payable. ...

Gender pay gap trends down: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
The gender pay gap has hit a new low of 21.7%, largely driven by women working in senior management positions - except chief executive roles. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency's (WGEA) latest scorecard, which assessed 4.82 million ...

ASIC investigates iExtend over possible unlicensed conduct

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... Launched in 2021, iExtend partners with policyholders by paying the premiums of the co-owned cover. "iExtend wants to fill a gap in the insurance market and to partner with financial advisers and insurance providers to ensure policyholders can continue ...

Wealth firm awards CFS Edge mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... Viridian cements CFS Edge as a platform of choice for high quality and client-focused advice businesses". "We see a huge advice gap in the Australian market. By choosing Edge, we believe professional advice businesses like Viridian are well positioned ...

Hejaz rolls out Australia's first Sukuk ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... faith, through access to "world-class" financial products. "The Hejaz Sukuk Active ETF (Managed Fund) fills a substantial gap in the market by enabling Muslims and non-Muslims to access an ultra-ethical fixed-income product - considered a defensive asset ...

NGS Super launches retirement savings strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... they otherwise could have," he said. "The lack of advice and information around retirement incomes is clearly the biggest gap in the advice market. So, the government has committed to expanding the role that superannuation funds will play in providing ...

'Critical shortcomings' demand urgent action from trustees: APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole has sounded the alarm on gaps in superannuation trustees' plans to assist the "tidal wave of fund members" heading toward retirement. At the Australian Financial Review's Super and Wealth Summit today, Cole outlined ...