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Super groups call for women Senate review

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... stands currently is stacked in favour of high income earning, well-off males," Garcia said. Women In Super (WIS) chair, Cate Wood, said it was ironic that the only superannuation taxation change supported by the federal government was to increase tax ...

Vale Mavis Robertson AM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... initiatives that have been borne out of the not-for-profit super sector are a direct result of her vision and passion". Cate Wood, chair of Women in Super, said, "Mavis Robertson was a visionary with incredible drive who was instrumental in the establishment ...

ACSI and CareSuper launch ESG award

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... superannuation sector and in particular to the incorporation of ESG principles in long-term investing," CareSuper chair Cate Wood said. "Michael was well known for his support of the development of young professionals and a passionate advocate for all ...

Palmer to oppose abolition of LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... Super (WIS) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Women in Super chair and AIST deputy president Cate Wood said: "We welcome the decision by Mr Palmer and the PUP Senators to support the LISC, which is a vital equity measure in the ...

AIST reshuffles board, names new president

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... (AIST). Angela Emslie, who is also a director of Frontier Advisors, has been a director of AIST since 2007. She replaces Cate Wood, who has served as AIST's president for a two-year term and will remain on the AIST board as deputy president. Wood is ...

CareSuper reshuffles board, appoints first female chair

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
The CareSuper Board has appointed member director Cate Wood as its first female chair and employer director David Michaelis has been appointed deputy chair. Outgoing chair Sandy Grant will continue as an employer director on the CareSuper Board. The ...

No silver bullet for gender equity in super: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... women, according to Women in Super chair and president of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees president Cate Wood. Speaking at the Women's Super Summit in Melbourne this morning, Wood said that without changes the current system would ...

Coalition urged to rethink super slash costings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... $5.3 billion from the superannuation system - would hit low-income earners the hardest. AIST president and WIS chair Cate Wood said the savings were "false economy", as they would result in increased expenditure on the Age Pension down the line. "The ...

Super funds should use soft power, not quotas to fix gender equality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... trustee boards. But as consumers realise the importance of this issue and push for it they will come on board," she said. Cate Wood, national chair of Women in Super who is also AIST president, said funds should build these gender disclosure and equality ...

Super funds need more women in senior roles: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... the number of women in senior management roles. Speaking at the launch of the 2013 WIS National Road Show, WIS chair Cate Wood said that, while super did a better job of promoting women than many industries, there was still plenty of room for improvement. ...