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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 ...

Fearless Girl comes to Melbourne

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
Cbus and HESTA, together with Maurice Blackburn, will bring the Fearless Girl statue to Australia in bid to stand for equality and diversity. The 50-inch bronze statue of a little girl standing defiantly in front of Wall Street's famous Charging ...

Women in Super ramps up "Make Super Fair" campaign

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
Women in Super (WIS) caps the year with a new video campaign addressing gender inequality in super. Speaking at the member luncheon last week, NSW state chair Lata McNulty gave an update on WIS activities in recent months, including the 'Make Super ...

Leading philanthropic couple honoured

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
One of Australia's leading philanthropic couples received the top honour at the 2018 Philanthropic Awards. Nicola and Andrew Forrest were recognised as Philanthropy Leaders of the Year at Philanthropy Australia's annual awards night held at ...

More female clients requires more female advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... accounting for 47% of ASX200 board appointments so far in 2018. This was up from 36% in 2017. In comparison to last International Women's Day, where 14 ASX200 companies were yet to appoint a woman, just five companies remain with all-male boards. AICD ...

Super funds call for SG increase to aid women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... the 2.5% increase would make a significant difference come retirement. In a note to its female members on International Women's Day, AustralianSuper said: "Average lower earnings, time out from the workforce, and longer life expectancy, are just some ...

Legalsuper appoints new client service manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... practice. She currently serves as chair of the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority and the International Women's Development Agency and as a non-executive director of Swinburne University and Peninsula Health. Mander said legalsuper "is ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... financial situations," Hogan said. 5th Women in Banking and Financial Services Leadership Summit Alongside International Women's Day in March, women from across the industry came together for the 5th Women in Banking and Financial Services Leadership ...