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Boards still lagging on diversity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
... report challenges boards to think much more broadly about the talent pool and in doing so, draw more heavily on the many women who excel at, and have experience in, these areas critical to Australia's success."

Super baby bonus proposed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... contributions a person on a $60,000 salary would receive, ASFA said, adding that such a measure could benefit up to 300,000 women. "While the superannuation system is well-designed and working for the majority of Australians, there is a significant gap ...

UBS acquires Wealthfront, opens multicultural division

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
... community-building experiences and advice". UBS already has several targeted client segments, including divisions focused on women, business owners, athletes and entertainers and the rising generation.

State Street on how it will vote

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... identified with all-male boards have now added one or more woman. In Australia, as in other markets, SSGA will expect 30% women directors for companies in major indices beginning in the 2023 proxy season.

More work needed to end financial abuse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
As the federal government released its draft plan to end violence against women and children, the superannuation industry is calling for action on financial abuse and control. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive ...

Pandemic sees boom in voluntary super contributions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
... than prior to the pandemic. AMP's analysis also found that while more men are making voluntary contributions compared to women, a proportionately higher number of women are choosing to make voluntary contributions since COVID-19, with voluntary contribution ...

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 ...

Hume commits to 12% SG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... added: "While the government deserves credit for moving to address the gender savings gap, further urgent action is needed so women get their fair share and both parties need get serious about ending the scourge of unpaid super." By that, ISA suggested ...

HESTA launches Future Planner tool

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... out of your super and knowing that you have trusted, expert support you can turn to." More than 80% of HESTA members are women and research indicates that women are less likely to experience financial hardship in retirement if they have access to help ...

Aussies less confident about retirement age

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... advisers to provide a greater and more specialist role in providing asset allocation advice to superannuants, especially women who remain under-advised despite their working lives typically being more varied and punctuated by life events," Poirier sa ...