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Super policies shortchange women

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
Women are severely disadvantaged by existing government rules on super, with new research that shows two in five women accumulate less than a year's worth of super come retirement. A survey of more than 800 Australian women, aged between 50 to 80 years ...

Adviser award highlights need for women-centric advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
Concerns about the number of Australian women lacking adequate insurance and retirement savings are behind a new award for female financial advisers. The Association of Financial Advisers will launch the AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award in conjunction ...

Japan shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... to Japanese newspaper Yumiuri Shimbun, as at August 2010 - the 65th anniversary of the bombing -- a total of 841,722 men, women and children have died (this includes those instantly vapourised and those that died later as a result of exposure to radiation). ...

Fin services group wins 'employer of choice' for women

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
State Street's Australian business is again recognised by the Federal Government as an 'employer of choice' for women. The Government's Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) acknowledged 98 organisations for their strong commitment ...

Gap widens for women's super

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
The average superannuation gap between women and men widened in the six months to June according to latest figures from AMP, analysed by Access Economics. Average fund balances for men rose from $43,840 to $54,061, an increase of 23.3 per cent for the ...

HESTA posts bumper January returns

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... under management of $16.18 billion as at September 30. The fund has about 700,000 members of which more than 80 per cent are women.

Sunsuper launches planner scholarship

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... Financial Planning along with career and networking support "We have been thinking about initiating something to encourage women in our financial planning team for a little over 12 months now, and the idea came after we ran an internal competition," ...

AFA promotes Make A Plan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... the market place that needs to be recognised," said Klipin. "ASX and Suncorp have been discussing the representation of women in senior management. The AFA is taking a very strong leadership position, we need to start talking about this issue and, in ...

Super baby bonus validity questioned

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
Calls for a "super baby bonus" opens door for change and a greater push for more benefits in Australian women's superannuation entitlements, according to Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Last week, the Australian Council of Trade ...

APRA report sparks fresh debate on boardroom diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... lights in superannuation share their views on the regulator's report released yesterday that shows the glaring absence of women on trustee boards. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released findings that found licensed trustees on ...