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SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... income rebate, many of the lowest paid workers in Australia, particularly casual and part time workers many of whom are women, will get an automatic boost to their savings without needing to have a matching contribution." Reynolds said this addresses ...

Investors at risk of disengaging from advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... survey also showed that satisfaction levels of female investors were, on the whole, higher than male investors, a sign that women may be starting to engage more with financial advice.

Economist and former EU commissioner appointed Italian PM designate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... costs, selling off state property, a freeze on public-sector salaries until 2014 and a gradual rise in the retirement age of women in the private sector to 65 by 2026. The package would also see the strengthening of tax evasion, and a tariff slapped ...

Forum: Women driving change

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Cracks are showing in the so-called glass ceiling that keeps women from rising up the corporate ladder, but there is still a long way to go. That was the message from senior female executives in the wealth management industry at the Women Driving Change ...

Funds should target retirement income not returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... investment income. "Retirement is seriously expensive," said Cooper. He said a good example of how this plays out is that women on average have a 70% chance they'll run out of money before the end of their life. Cooper said a major flaw in most super ...

Wealthy prefer online shopping

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
New research into online shopping shows that men not women are driving the charge, that wealthy people do it more often and that the 'touch and feel' factor is no big deal. Real estate group CBRE surveyed 10,000 people across 10 European countries and ...

Super $10,000 scholarship up for grabs

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
A $10,000 scholarship is now available from advocacy body, Women in Super, along with the opportunity for the winner to attend a UK global dialogue event as the group promotes female leadership in the super industry. The scholarship from Women in Super ...

Finsia award nominees announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... environment. In short, Australasia's financial services industry would not the same without their contribution," said the panel. Women nominated for the most outstanding woman in financial services include Marnie Baker, Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Jillian ...

SMSFs feeling the age gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... issue for the sector, but that isn't holding it back with rising growth rates and surging fund numbers, heard delegates at a Women in Super event yesterday. Speaking at the event, Sarah Brennan, managing partner of Comparator Business Benchmarking, explained ...

Gender diversity falls under hiring pressure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... McFerran. McFerran said research from Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA) has shown the level of employed women at the upper level of the finance industry is in decline, but that HR managers should counteract this with long term hiring ...