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Savings up, but not enough

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... 1.3 per cent as a part of disposable income. The results also vary widely when based on gender. Men are better savers than women, noted the report -- they save around $620 per year compared to $150 for a typical woman. Higher average incomes and compulsory ...

Planner kayaks for men's health

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... didn't even know he had diabetes and wasn't able to spot the symptoms until he went to his doctor. By contrast, he said, women are more likely to get medical check-ups than men. Part of Pinnington's kayaking journey, he said, will be talking to residents ...

AMP targets women for planning

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
AMP is holding a number of information and networking meetings to attract more women to financial planning. The event, which occurs at the end of the month at the firm's Sydney headquarters, will involve a panel discussion from three AMP Horizons female ...

Magill joins Matrix

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... Year, 2006 SA Great Business Person of the Year and 2006 EOWA National Finalist - Diversity Leader for the Advancement of Women, among others. Sydney-based dealer group Matrix is led by managing director Rick Di Cristoforo, and has more than 90 financial ...

On the shoulders of giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... discussion on the adequacy of super for the next two generations of retirees and key segments of the population such as women and indigenous communities. Howes admits that given the global financial crisis, it would be unrealistic to push for 15 per ...

Diversify risk, not assets

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... compromise on that discipline. "All ideas and the status quo should be subject to continuous reappraisal," she said at a recent Women in Super lunch. To diversify risk, Tarditi quotes investor extraordinaire John Templeton who famously said: "If we don't ...

IFSA calls for super in parental leave

IFSA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... they relied on just on the nine per cent Superannuation Guarantee. John Brogden, chief executive at IFSA, said Australian women are being punished for choosing to have a family. "IFSA calls on the Parliament to recognise it is no longer good enough to ...

Women make up 30 pc of trustees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young called for 40 per cent of board directors of Australia's Top 200 ASX listed companies to be women, research by Rainmaker released today on International Women's Day confirmed that not even not-for-profit funds would ...

Fees freeze on maternity leave at Virgin Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... leave. Virgin Money announced in a press statement that "Super Baby Break" will benefit an estimated 20 per cent of lesbian women and 10 per cent of gay men who are parents in Australia. Same-sex parents will be able to cash in on the savings when they ...

New board directors for HESTA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... pleased that we have also achieved gender balance on the board, and the key positions of chair, deputy chair and CEO held by women." HESTA is the super fund most often chosen by workers in the health and community service sectors and has $15b in assets. ...