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SG does wonders for households: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... increases, a man who enters the workforce today and earns a median wage is expected to reach a retirement balance of $545,000. A woman can expect to retire with about $100,000 less, according to the calculations. In concluding its findings, ASFA has ...

Unemployment hits 21-year high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... has led to a decrease in the part-time share of employment over the past 12 months, from 31.7% to 29.7%. The figures show woman and young people have been the worst affected by the crisis, with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg labelling the figures as devastating. ...

Client drags advice firm, advisers to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
A woman has dragged an advice firm and its leads to court, claiming they took control of her bank accounts and misappropriated about $1.4 million of her money. Danusia Giam is seeking compensation from Melinda and Robert Patterson and three related ...

ISA warns Aussies off locking in losses

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... bounce back from the downturn". The campaign's main element is a 30 second television commercial, which shows a middle-aged woman watching an earlier ISA commercial featuring Australian musician Ben Lee's 2005 hit, We're All In This Together. Turning ...

Why remediation jobs aren't short-term

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
The woman who ran BT Financial Group's advice remediation program has revealed what financial advisers need to know about remediation, and why some of the banks may make their remediation teams permanent. Melissa Bogg was program director and head ...

Diversity should not exclude white men: Thinking Ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... different approach to diversity; one which she thinks is much more inclusive. "People look at me and say I'm a black woman, but sometimes I just feel like an actuary," she said. "When I think of who I am I don't sit at home thinking, 'I'm ...

Gender diversity remains static, women still disadvantaged

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... change. "Morningstar subsidiary PitchBook found that VC investment into U.S. companies where at least one founder was a woman set a record for capital raised in 2019 at $18.3 billion, 14.2% of the total deal value. Only 2.7% went to all-female founding ...

Why women struggle in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... was suggested as a factor in this. For Thomas, getting women into the industry is essential. "Right now, the future of a woman who ends up single at retirement could mean that she ends up in poverty," she said. "Helping someone into financial empowerment ...

Advisers better learn what women want: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... explained another outcome of the survey was that women can be more willing to ask for help from a financial adviser. "As a woman, I find it really frustrating that we've created this industry where advisers engage with every client the way they would ...

ATO issue SMSF scam warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... they can gain access to their super before retirement age by setting up an SMSF. Recently, the ATO brought a case against a woman for her role promoting such a scheme. The woman was a not a financial adviser or tax agent, but assisted 68 people in establishing ...