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What will it take to get super on parental leave?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... Leave Pay in the last 10 years. Under this scheme, no superannuation is paid. In the 2019-20 financial year alone, 170,860 women missed out on $216.7 million in super payments, ISA found. Parental leave is one of the only forms of paid leave where there ...

Aussie fund management diversity improves: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... Switzerland or Germany," she said. Overall, in Citywire's database of 25,465 actively managed funds, 4582 or 18% are run by women, team of women or a mixed team of women. It also found that Abrdn (24%), JP Morgan Asset Management (23%) and HSBC Global ...

Older investors, women flock to crypto

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
Young males no longer make up the majority of cryptocurrency investors, with older Australians and women investing large amounts, according to BTC Markets. BTC Markets' Investor Report FY20-21 showed almost one in four crypto investors are over the ...

Verve Super taps investors for $2.6m raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... "I am a longstanding supporter of female founder-led businesses and have been so impressed by Verve's ethos of founded by women, led by women, and tailored for women," Schwartz said. "Christina [Hobbs, chief executive of Verve Super] and her team have ...

HESTA to support young women in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
The $64 billion industry fund has partnered with Girls of Impact to encourage young women to consider careers in financial services where women are historically underrepresented. The collaboration will highlight opportunities and pathways in areas that ...

One in four Aussies have no super account

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... example, Finder found that only half of Baby Boomers (50%) have a super account, compared to 82% of Gen Z and 85% of Gen X. Women are also less likely to have a super fund than men. The survey found 26% of women didn't have a fund, compared to 21% of ...

ASX gender targets 65 years away: CEW

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... ASX 300 needs to improve targets on female representation as the current rate of progress will see it take 65 years for women to make up 40% of line roles in executive leadership teams, data from Chief Executive Women (CEW) shows. The 2021 CEW Senior ...

Family law super reform passes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... just and equitable basis. This will help alleviate the financial hardship and negative impact on retirement incomes that women in particular can experience after separation." The reforms were originally announced in late 2018 and due to take effect from ...

Short-termism damaging climate outcomes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... successful. "Is she being woke, or is she just being a smart businesswoman?" Nusseibeh said, pointing out that by catering to more women the makeup line has moved more product. He explained that by considering many ESG elements, investors are really ...

Equal Pay Day offers sobering reminder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
This Equal Pay Day has provided a reminder that many Australian women will face financial hardship - especially in old age - if equality of pay is not addressed. The gender pay gap in Australia grew over the last year, Aware Super chief executive Deanne ...