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Advisers can help female clients 'break the bias'

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... men - but financial advisers can help. At an International Women's Day event today, BT head of risk strategies and research Kirsty Wymer stated that women tend to allocate to less risky assets, and this may also explain why many women lack confidence ...

Women own $1.2tn in super: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... industries they dominate like healthcare, hospitality and the public sector," said Rainmaker Information director of research Alex Dunnin. Overall, about 45% of savings in industry super funds belongs to women, while the figure is slightly lower for ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... results are economically and statistically significant," S&P Global Market Intelligence senior director, quantitative research Daniel J. Sandberg says. "Firms with a high gender diversity on their board of directors were more profitable and larger than ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... As a society, we need to keep making a concerted effort to address these imbalances," Stewart says. Despite the vast research on the issue, measures that could address the yawning gap in superannuation balances between men and women have still not been ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
By nature, humans love to customise things. From personalised recommendations on Netflix and Stan, to suggested playlists on Spotify or iTunes, everyone craves to have things that serve them by knowing them. An interaction with a device, person, or ...

Switch to value could hurt super: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
The negative returns for equities in January may not have been the biggest problem for super funds, with the size of the value premium seen posing a significant risk to investors with actively managed growth style portfolios. Latest analysis from Rainmaker ...

Gender imbalance persists in ASX200

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... new analysis of the ASX200 reveals. Women make up 9.5% of chair roles while just 6.5% serve as chief executives, new research from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) shows. Nearly 35% of women hold a seat on an ASX200 board, almost ...

New initiative calculates how much Aussies need in retirement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... due to the fear of running out of money in retirement. Super Consumers director Xavier O'Halloran explained this new research aims to address that issue. "Our goal is to develop trustworthy retirement targets that give people a solid 'rule of thumb' ...

Online investor numbers continue to climb: Investment Trends

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... continue to climb in the second half of the year, even as social restrictions began to ease," Investment Trends head of research at Irene Guiamatsia said. Unsurprisingly, millennials and Gen Z continue to dominate the new investor cohort, motivated by ...

MA Financial partners with Chinese asset manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... largest economy, but also the world's hub for renewable energy. Our extensive company coverage, depth of on-the-ground research and pioneered in-house ESG perspective on the China market will help Australian investors capture the investment opportunities ...