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Investment teams 27% female: FSC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
Women make up about 27% of investment teams, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC). That's a key finding from a survey of 20 of the FSC's fund manager members; it's an increase of 2% on last year. FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said the ...

Women-led global equities teams outperform in downturn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
Women-led or co-led large cap global equity investment teams outperformed their male counterparts in the calendar year to September, research shows. Investment Metrics reviewed 90 portfolios from 73 different asset managers across the globe and found ...

Investment teams hire two men for every woman: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... found the average team's gender split is 78% male and 22% female. Just 5% of investment teams comprise more than 40% women, while 60% of teams are 75% or more male - an increase of 2% from last year. Redington said the common reason cited for uneven ...

New APRA chair named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... private health insurance, and McCarthy Hockey will oversee banking. Four of the five members of APRA's board are now women, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers saying the appointments will "bring the best available mix of experience and fresh thinking to ...

Future Fund proves resilience to market shocks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... improve service delivery. The fund will provide 20,000 new social housing dwellings, 4000 of which will be allocated to women and children impacted by family violence and older women at risk of homelessness. A further 10,000 dwellings will be provided ...

Chalmers delivers on childcare

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... eligible Australian families. Labor's "game-changing" investment for families will increase the paid hours worked by women with young children by up to 1.4 million hours a week in the first year alone, Charmers said. "That's the equivalent of ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
The government has blamed its predecessor for inheriting a budget burdened by $1 trillion in gross debt and deficits projected for at least the next decade. Consequently, new fiscal policies have largely been offset for this year and the next. "We face ...

Plans afoot to narrow gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... government has used gender responsive budgeting, trialling the use of gender impact assessments on key measures to ensure women's outcomes were considered. These issues included the care economy, housing, and jobs and skills. This approach will continue ...

Affordable housing in Budget spotlight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... represent more than one million Australians under the age of 35 who are decades from retirement, and more than one million women. We are always open to opportunities that can provide them with long-term financial benefits." Meanwhile, Master Builders ...

Revolution AM adds to board

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
... advisory roles for over 15 years. She is currently chair of Dress for Success Sydney, an organisation helping to empower women to achieve economic independence. Meanwhile, Entwistle has held several senior management roles, such as managing director ...