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Budget to back aspiring homeowners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... housing market with a deposit of as little as 2%. Frydenberg reported that of total guarantees issued so far, 52% went to women, above the market average of 41% of home loans going to women, meanwhile 85% of Family Home Guarantees were taken up by single ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... accounts. "The superannuation 'glass ceiling' is real, and these two steps could go a long way to making things fairer for women, allowing them to make more contributions later in life and catch their super balances up to their male peers," CA ANZ group ...

Childcare key to super gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... week, new research shows making childcare more affordable could close the gender gap in superannuation savings. Currently, women retire with almost a third less super than men on average, but a new report from Industry Super Australia (ISA) with modelling ...

Research reveals investment differentiators between sexes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
New research suggests women are almost twice as likely to prioritise the impact of their investments than men. According to new research from Global Prime, women (12%) are twice as likely as men (7%) to prioritise the ethical impact of their investments ...

Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... unexpected and infrequent occurrence in Australia. This approach should limit negative impacts on younger Australians and women." The committee clarified that such a measure would be dependent on also implementing other recommendations to increase housing ...

Women in Super names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
Women in Super appointed a new chief executive who comes with extensive experience from the education sector. Jo Kowalczyk takes the post, bringing her background in strategy, advocacy, and transformation. She was most recently the compliance and operations ...

Half of retail investors will go the distance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... their hand at trading during the last six months. Separate research from Investment Trends found a spike in the number of women investing in ETFs. About 21% of new ETF investors are females aged between 18 and 34 years old. "It was very interesting to ...

ETF investors soar to 1.7m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... of access, Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia said. Another trend the research found was the number of women investing in ETFs. About 21% of new ETF investors are females aged between 18 and 34 years old. "Young women are on a mission ...

UK takes steps to remove gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
The UK government is introducing a pilot program to increase transparency around pay, to the benefit of women. It comes as many companies face backlash for showing support for International Women's Day while also paying their male employees significantly ...

Flexible work expectation gap widens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... as the financial services industry navigates operating in a post-COVID environment. Speaking on a panel for International Women's Day yesterday, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood said it is critical for leaders to ...