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Poor gender diversity not a 'women's problem': Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... investment team is 44% female, while the entire organisation boasts a 50% gender balance. Moreover, VFMC decreased its gender pay gap from 26% to 16% in a short space of time. This was made possible by its leaders making a concerted effort to be deliberate ...

The rising role and risks of generative AI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... and governance of AI to meet market expectations and build trust, he said. However, "there's probably only about a 5% gap here for actual new legislation," he said.

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... "It's a watershed reform that will powerfully strengthen retirement savings for Australian mums and help to narrow the gender gap at retirement." Wages boost for feminised industries Schubert said the anticipated pay rises for highly feminised industries ...

Budget 2024: Government heeds industry calls to better support women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... to be made annually from 1 July 2026. While the impact may be small, it will go some way towards closing the gender super gap. Currently, women retire with as much as 25% less in super. The median balance for those aged 60 to 64 is $211,996 for males ...

FSC launches digital advice group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... cannot typically afford advice," Briggs said. Baker believes that digital advice technology is the only way to match the huge gap between the demand and supply of advice, and will improve the quality, accessibility, and affordability of financial advice ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
A whopping 80% of the gender pay gap can be attributed to women being paid less than men within the same occupation, a new economic analysis shows. After analysing tax data, economic research organisation E61 Institute compared men and women of similar ...

Poor investment governance costly for asset owners, members: KPMG, Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... the survey demonstrates a very clear recognition of the potential value derived from, or potential capital eroded by, the gap between well-governed and poorly governed funds. "This comes from the coalface - the funds themselves. The importance of the ...

Aussies underestimate life insurance's importance: Investment Trends

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
There is a gap in perception among Australians of life insurance as a crucial component of financial stability, according to an Investment Trends Consumer Insurance Needs report. The report said out of the 20 million adult Australians, 6.7 million have ...

New framework for investors to navigate AI released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... and adapted by investors to assess the impact of AI across their investment portfolio. It was designed to help bridge the gap between emerging RAI considerations and traditional ESG principles, such as climate, modern slavery, and governance. Step one ...

The Aussie wealthtech firms that are 'most innovative'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... practice management offering, WealthConnect. "Our goal is to provide cutting-edge AdviceTech that helps eliminate the advice gap being experienced globally by significantly reducing the cost of advice. In doing so, we hope to make quality advice more ...