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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 ...

Funds management staff want remote work: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... need convincing, a new survey finds. The CFA Institute's survey into the future of work reveals that most men (80%) and women (87%) want to work from home (WFH) on a part-time basis. Many of these professionals believe remote work has increased their ...

No all-male boards in ASX 200

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... non-executive directors to their boards this month. When the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) started tracking women on ASX 200 boards in 2015, there were 28 companies with all-male board lineups. AICD chief executive and managing director ...