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Does financial services have a problem with women?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... again shone an unwanted spotlight on the financial services industry, calling into question the sector's treatment of women. Over the past 12 months, sexual harassment in financial services has come to the fore, with this just the latest in a slew ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... coalition that includes Aware Super, AustralianSuper, HESTA, Christian Super, First Sentier Investors and Fidelity International, is raising more awareness about the perils of modern-day slavery that lurks behind supply chains. Twenty four organisations ...

Major industry events cancelled amid pandemic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... she said. McLaren added that FICAP hopes to rebook the even in the future. Last week, BNY Mellon called off its International Women's Day event. Dealer group Synchron postponed its conference which was scheduled to be in May in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... re-iterated the message that a husband is not a retirement plan as women's lower super balances are highlighted on International Women's Day. The two key factors for a more comfortable retirement are marriage and home ownership, but with higher divorce ...

Global asset manager moves into healthcare

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
An international asset manager has bought two hospitals in Queensland, marking its entrance into the Australian healthcare sector. AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets has entered the Australian healthcare sector with an investment on behalf of clients ...

Macquarie chief executive on striking a balance

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... now teenagers. Her husband stopped working not long after they had children, she told attendees. She recalled an International Women's Day Event at Westpac she attended a few years ago. Around the table were 22 women working in senior positions. ...

Financial concerns drive women to online investing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... future than men, while the number of women investing online has almost doubled in the last five years. On International Women's Day, Investment Trends research that shows about 150,000 women are using online investment tools to build their wealth and ...

Choice outweighs balance for women

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
As this year's International Women's Day campaigns for a gender-balanced world, one underlying factor that is overlooked is empowering women to make choices to live a financially secure and fulfilling life. This is according to Australian Unity Trustees ...

Australia ahead in gender diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... confident the target will be achieved in the next month," she says. It would be a significant milestone ahead of International Women's Day on March 8, and Richardson says the 30% Club will announce new targets and strategies. Richardson adds the club ...

Scholarships open for women in finance and superannuation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... encourage young women to consider investment management as a career path," Macoun said. According to a study by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), there is a large gap between the representation of men and women in leadership position in financial ...