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Advisers can help female clients 'break the bias'

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
While the proportion of women investing is picking up the pace, the number of female investors still lags behind men - but financial advisers can help. At an International Women's Day event today, BT head of risk strategies and research Kirsty Wymer ...

Women own $1.2tn in super: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
About $1.2 trillion of the total superannuation savings held by Australians belongs to women, with most held by Australian Retirement Trust while Rest has the most female members. Rainmaker Information analysis of super fund information published by ...

Super Fierce targets gender wealth gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The scalable advice platform aimed at addressing the gender wealth gap has officially launched this International Women's Day, with narrowing the superannuation its primary focus. The Super Fierce platform primarily compares superannuation products ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... members, compared to the market average (23% versus 11%)," he says. But what drives the outperformance of companies with women in leadership? The S&P research came up with some theories. First, Sandberg suggested there is some evidence that women are ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... argued it would be too difficult for administrators to pay super on small wages, has finally been scrapped in a win for women - but this is just one small step in addressing the significant gap in super savings between men and women. "The $450 per month ...

Cbus creates chief member role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... announcement highlights that members are at the core of what the fund does. Four of the eight executives reporting to Arter are women. Walker commented on her new title, reflecting on International Women's Day. "Today Cbus has recognised the executive ...

Gender imbalance persists in ASX200

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
Less than 10% of chief executive and chair positions in Australia's publicly listed companies are occupied by women, a 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 ...

Boardroom diversity benefits investors: eToro

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... liquidity, and market capitalisation. To qualify, at least 40% of both the company's executives and board of directors must be women. Companies included in the portfolio include Disney, GAP, Uber and Paramount Global. The launch of this portfolio is ...

Women's life choices constrained by money stress: Fidelity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
One in three women don't have enough money saved to allow them to make significant life decisions like changing jobs or changing relationship status, according to new research. The research by Fidelity International surveyed more than 2000 adults ...

CSC turns 100 years old

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... "We are thrilled to be announcing this exciting milestone because for us it is about celebrating the incredible men and women who have previously served and those who continue to serve our country through their roles in the Australian public service ...