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Calls to pay super on parental leave grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... super fund has joined a coalition of 18 organisations to advocate for the measure, saying it could be life-changing for women on lower incomes, of which many of HESTA's members are. Looking at its membership, HESTA said a typical member in early childhood ...

ASX board diversity stagnating: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... of the seats held by women. Last year, 29% of female directors held 51% of female-occupied seats. Still, the number of women on boards has increased by 70% since 2016. However, in 2021 there remained 69 companies in the ASX 300 with no or just one woman ...

ISA uncovers disgraceful regional gender super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... consequences. "A generation of local mums could be at risk of retiring in poverty," an ISA statement claimed. Bendigo women on the cusp of retirement have a median super balance of just $131,100 - a third less than the male median balance of $198,900. ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... Danish companies with more than 50 employees between 1994 and 2003 came to similar conclusions. It found that having more women on a board of directors was correlated with better company performance, and those board members were also more likely to appoint ...

Super baby bonus proposed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... currently earning less than $450 a month will continue to be penalised if the reform is not passed. "Time is running out for women on low incomes and people working multiple small jobs," Women in Super chair Kara Keys said. "The Bill is before the Parliament ...

More work needed to end financial abuse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... in violent relationships. "This plan is an important step towards addressing the crippling effects of violence against women on their financial security," Scheerlinck said. "The impact of coercive control in a violent relationship was starkly demonstrated ...

HESTA leads trustee board diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
Superannuation fund HESTA has the highest number of women on its trustee board with nine females versus five males. An analysis of APRA's fund-level superannuation data as at June 2021 shows the $67 billion fund has tipped the gender imbalance as ...

No all-male boards in ASX 200

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... non-executive directors to their boards this month. When the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) started tracking women on ASX 200 boards in 2015, there were 28 companies with all-male board lineups. AICD chief executive and managing director ...

New equality push in investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... surveyed our domestic and global fund manager members on gender diversity in their investment teams. The survey showed that women on average make up 25% of investment teams," FSC chief executive Sally Loane said. "While this is a solid result, and a ...

Female board participation rises: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... underrepresentation of women in key executive roles in our leading organisations presents a threat to progress we've made with women on boards," 30% Club Australia chair Nicola Wakefield Evans said. "We will consider ways of supporting existing campaigns ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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