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Australia dulled to gender diversity: AMP Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... back from addressing it fully. In Australia, you are less likely to be appointed CEO or chairman of a company if you are a woman than if you are a man named Peter, and that has to change," Halliday said. For the past six year AMP Capital called out companies ...

CBA reinforces gender equality through financial education

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... gender equality and violence against women and children Our Watch chief executive Mary Barry said: "If you are a girl or a woman in Australia, it is likely you will experience financial inequality because of your gender." "By offering positive representations ...

Millennials face gender inequality shock

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... realisation that gender still plays a role in the workplace. "When they find themselves walking into a workplace and say a woman goes into a meeting and it's assumed she'll take the minutes or she's asked to get the coffee or the water, all those examples ...

ME makes peak appointment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... and daughter team in the world to climb the Seven Summits, including Mount Everest in 2008. Bart is the first Australian woman to complete the 'Explorer's Grand Slam'. In 2009, Bart was awarded an AO for services to South Australia in economic and cultural ...

Female planner tops CFP program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... this and for their constant support throughout the course. "I feel a real sense of pride to have received this award as a woman in the financial planning industry. There are an equal number of women out there who are in need of financial advice, and ...

Well over $3m in super savings needed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... million is not enough to ensure retirees are able to make their super savings last for the whole of their lives. "For a woman who retires at 60 with $2 million in her pension account there is a 50% chance that she will run out at 85, two years earlier ...

We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... making policy. "Less than 40% of economics post-graduate students are women. Just one of the top seven RBA officials is a woman. Treasury does not have any women amongst its most senior public servants. Having more female economists is not just about ...

Aged care conundrum for superannuation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... Australia (ASFA) believes the industry should look further than its 'man on the moon' moment and instead attempt to place a woman on Mars. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said the industry needs to show leadership across multiple fronts. "The government ...

Women program to reach all CBA advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
CBA's advice arm will extend its Woman and Financial Planning education program to all of its 600 employed planners. The program, which has been trialled with 110 advisers from Financial Wisdom and Count Financial, educates advisers about women's unique ...

Digital evolution highlighted at AIST awards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... management); LGS - Information Technology Strategy Project (under $10bn FUM) Best member facing project: VicSuper - Super Woman Money Program (over $10bn FUM); NGS Super - True Wealth Content Hub (under $10bn FUM) Best corporate reporting - VicSuper