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Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023

... taken concrete steps towards creating a more equitable society, implementing initiatives aimed at addressing the gender pay gap, enhancing access to paid parental leave and childcare, and affordable housing. The introduction of the Workplace Gender Equality ...

Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023

The financial services and insurance industry ranks among the worst offenders on gender pay gap in the country and it's hurting the economy. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) found that women who work in financial services and insurance ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023

New legislation to close the gender pay gap has been introduced, requiring employers to publish pay gap data for increased transparency. The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 requires employers with 100 or more ...

Gender diversity in investment management slightly improving: Report

CHLOE WALKER | FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022

... ordinary full-time earnings across the financial and insurance services workforce in the year to May 2022. While the gender pay gap is not a measure of pay equity, the report said that pay inequality can be one of the factors contributing to the gap's ...

National gender pay gap stuck at 22.8%: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI | MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022

... however, 72% of boards are still comprised significantly of men. Agency director Mary Wooldridge said the stagnant gender pay gap must be a signal to employers to pick up the pace by implementing policies and practices that evidence shows contribute ...

Plans afoot to narrow gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022

The government has announced a suite of measures aimed at narrowing the gender pay gap, including requiring the Fair Work Commission to consider gender equity when formulating minimum wages. According to Budget documents, this year marks the first that ...

KPMG proposes tax offset, reform to boost gender equality

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022

... calculations show that women do just over half of all the work performed in Australia. Nevertheless, women face a gender pay gap, a gender income gap, and a gender super gap. "Expecting women to do more of the unpaid work than men is a social norm inherited ...

Not enough being done to fix super gap: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022

... say that more could be done by the financial services industry to help even the playing field, noting the 27.5% gender pay gap in the industry. "... as an industry we can lead by example and use our influence to address this egregious inequity. The dial ...

Super giants, investment firms join Future IM/Pact

CASSANDRA BALDINI | MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022

... redressing the gender super gap through a holistic diversity strategy. "To address imbalances such as Australia's 14.1% gender pay gap and its resulting erosion of women's retirement security, we recognise the need for a wide range of experience and ...

Calls for greater efforts to close gender pay, super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022

... solve it. "Pay audits result in a greater understanding of recruitment and renumeration biases, which lead to the gender pay gap and solutions can then be developed," she said. "Women too may need to lean in and demand equal pay for equal work, particularly ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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