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Childhood determines who rises to the top

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... findings were revealed by Dr Terrance Fitzsimmons, post-doctoral research fellow, University of Queensland, speaking at a Women in Super function yesterday. Historically, most organisations have been dominated by men and although this is slowly changing ...

Older investors dumping equities

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... index further revealed behavioral differences between male and female approaches to investment in equities, said CFSGAM. "Women are far more cautious investors, closely following the market and more likely to move away from equities during times of high ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... Australian Ethical Investments and Echo Resources are due to hold general meetings while FINSIA has the Australian Executive Women's Leadership Symposium in Melbourne. In Australia, the market on Wednesday finished slightly higher as cautious investors ...

Women in Super scholarships available now

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
The NSW division of Women in Super has scholarship funding available for up to five members who want to participate in either a senior management or board development program. The scholarships will pay for the successful applicants to attend a choice ...

SMSF establishments continue down trend

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... Slattery, chief executive officer of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) commented on the number of women establishing self-managed funds, particularly in the 25-54 age group. "They also are a larger percentage in those age groups ...

AIST working to improve board gender imbalance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, in partnership with Women in Super, has kicked off its one day 'Women on super boards program' workshop in Melbourne today. The workshop is developed for women who are interested in learning about ...

PM rejects lifting retirement age to 70

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... Minister has rushed to dismiss calls to increase the retirement age to 70, even though unlocking labour force participation for women and older people is seen as one the best approaches to boosting productivity and GDP. The Grattan Institute today released ...

AFA and TAL launch Female Excellence in Advice Award

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
In an effort to celebrate women in advice leadership roles, TAL in conjunction with the Association of Financial Advisers has launched the second Female Excellence in Advice Award. The Award recognises female financial advisers who are making a significant ...

AIST appoints new president

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... Institute's president. A current director of Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and chair of the national Women in Super network, Wood is also deputy chair of Care Super, a member of the ACT Treasury Investment Advisory Board and ...

Forum: Women Driving Change

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... gender imbalance in senior corporate positions for subsequent generations. That was a key message derived from yesterday's Women Driving Change forum, organised by Sequential Project Services. Figures show women are well represented in ASX 200 companies ...