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Coordinated policy will boost population and capacity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... mixes to easily address this. "Policies that lower the direct and indirect costs to families of raising children, and allow women to combine paid employment with childrearing are likely to have a positive impact on the fertility rate," noted the report. ...

Super gender gap narrows

Men still have double the savings in super than women but a new report shows that women are fast catching up. The Association of Superannuation Funds in Australia (ASFA) used data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Survey of Income and Housing ...

We'll cut rates again if we have to: US Fed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... its slow slide into recession, raising speculation that the AUD and oil prices will continue to skyrocket. Speaking at the Women in Housing and Finance and Exchequer Club Joint Luncheon in Washington last week, Bernanke said, "We stand ready to take ...

When a lift in unemployment is good news

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
... now arguing for a lift in the retirement age, a rethink in vocational training and upgrading childcare incentives to get women back into the workforce as quickly as we can after they have had a child. The downside of this labour demand is it raises worries ...

Women in Finance supports PIFA

Women in Finance (NSW) rounds up the year with a special event dedicated to the Parent and Infant Foundation of Australia. More than 100 women attended the end-of-year drinks organised by WIF (NSW), a non-profit organisation that aims to provide a supportive ...

The lighter side of super: HESTA

... using a familiar face that speaks to our membership base." HESTA has more than 600,000 members, 85 per cent of whom are women. Michelle Baltazar

AIG expands insurance team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... skills to improve customer experience at every interaction point. This move follows an Allianz report that found two in five women have no life insurance because they believe it's time consuming and costly.

Women priced out of life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
More than two in five women with dependents have no life insurance because many perceive purchasing life insurance to be a costly, time-consuming exercise, according to an Allianz report. Meredith Barnes, national development manager, said women either ...

Money tips for independent women: ANZ

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
Following a commissioned research that revealed even confident women can feel intimidated when it comes to investing, ANZ has created a website that allows them to figure out a financial solutions for themselves before seeking expert advice. The bemoneyconfident.com ...

AFA makes room for Gen Xers

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... approximately half of the 455 conference attendees were under 40, and nearly 50 per cent of these younger advisers were women. "The response to our new GenXt brochure, which was launched at the Conference, was strong. The AFA believes that its commitment ...