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In the archives: Mavis Robertson on the importance of more women on boards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... have done far better than listed companies, but given the talent pool left untapped, trustees can do more to fix the gender gap within their ranks. Back in 2010, Financial Standard attended the Women in Super roundtable where leading superannuation executives ...

AIST and Mercer launch new super tracker

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015
... will affect this system. AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said the initiative will have the ability to track the super gender gap, overall adequacy of super, as well as the fairness of Government support for the super system across various income levels. ...

Research reveals gender gap in share appetite

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
Women under the age of 35 have a greater preference for shares than their male counterparts, according to the latest findings of the CFSGAM-UWA Business School Equity Preference Index (EPI). The research, conducted jointly between Colonial First State ...

AIST champions more women on Super boards

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... directors. She also added that having more women sit on super fund boards would ensure more is done to address the gender gap in retirement savings. EOWA director Helen Conway endorsed the 40% target. "There remains an unacceptably low level of women ...

AFA names Female Excellence in Advice finalists

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... consider financial advice as a career, to champion those who excel at it and to take the first step in tackling the gender gap that exists in the industry. This year's finalists include Anne Graham, McPhail HLG Financial Planning; Catherine Robson, Affinity ...

Forum: Women Driving Change

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... transfer talent upwards, meeting diversity targets that way rather than simply enforcing quotas at a higher level. The gender gap in superannuation was also an area of great concern for the table, with Melissa Fuller, deputy chief executive of RiceWarner ...

Female SMSF trustees narrow gender gap

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
Nearly half of all SMSF members are women, which is helping to reduce the gender gap in retirement savings according to Australia's peak SMSF body. Pointing to recently released figures from the tax office that reveal 46% of SMSF trustees are female ...

Trade union boss pushes for SG raise

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... discussed positive developments concerning equal pay for women and the importance of the super industry to close the gender gap in retirement savings.

AFA award launched to encourage female financial planners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... School of Management launched its inaugural AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award in Sydney last night. Tackling the gender gap that exists in retirement savings, wealth protection and life insurance- the AFA's Female Excellence in Advice Award (Award) ...

Super policies shortchange women

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... of more than 800 Australian women, aged between 50 to 80 years, found fresh evidence of the superannuation savings gender gap. Overall, women just aren't getting enough from their super and have to rely on age pension to supplement their retirement income. ...