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Allow couples tax-free super splitting: Hume

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... built together, in recognition of unpaid labour, broken work patterns and professional sacrifices that so often falls to women. "This bill explicitly recognises the economic partnership at the heart of most families. It empowers couples to plan for retirement ...

Australian Alternative Investment Awards finalists named

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... disabilities and mental health challenges; and Women's Community Shelters provides safe emergency accommodation for women and children fleeing domestic violence. "A huge thank you to our generous award sponsors for their ongoing support - and to ...

ECP joins Future Generation Women lineup

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
ECP Asset Management's Global Growth Fund has been selected as the latest partner of Future Generation Women, while principal Annabelle Miller will provide pro bono investment support in global equities. The Future Generation Women fund is managed by ...

Global X ETFs on a hiring spree, readies for $12bn FUM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... employees joined Global X within the last two years. Addressing gender equity in the workplace, he also pointed out that women account for nearly 50 per cent of Global X's workforce and more women than men are part of the leadership team. "Our commitment ...

Mutual Trust appoints family office specialist

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
Mutual Trust, the country's largest multi-family office, recruits the founder of the Women in Family Business Network to join its expanding team. Susanne Bransgrove was appointed partner this month, to be based in Brisbane. Prior to joining the ...

Commonwealth Super names chief risk and compliance officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... to Equity Trustees last year. CSC said Versace's appointment "bolsters female representation in CSC's leadership", with women now making up more than 40% of the executive committee and 75% of the board. CSC chief executive Damian Hil said Versace's experience ...

Unemployment falls, more women enter the workforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... historical highs. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) welcomed the strong lift in both employment and pay for women. "This new data shows the gender pay gap has been stubbornly high for decades but now it is finally coming down - thanks to ...

AMP Super rolls out cashback feature

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... the significant benefits of compounding, AMP found the concept is poorly understood by younger Australians, particularly women. More than half of those under 40 struggle to grasp the concept; this increases to two in three for women under 40, compared ...

Return to office mandates to harm firms, careers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... impact on companies' ability to retain and attract talent, with a specialist recruiter saying the career aspirations of women and Gen Z will also be heavily impacted. An in-depth review by Parity Consulting found 81% of workers want to be able to ...

HESTA calls for reforms to help women in retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Women beginning their careers in 2025 with a 12% super guarantee (SG) rate in place could have as much as $400,000 more in retirement, new HESTA modelling suggests. The modelling showed women representative of the average HESTA member were projected ...