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UK government investigates sexism in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... financial services careers identified were the impact of maternity leave on confidence as well as assumptions made about how a woman returning to work considers her career; unconscious bias; the culture of presenteeism; and bonus culture - being the ...

Michele Bullock to be next RBA governor

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... we've done just that." Chalmers added that this is a history making appointment. "Michele Bullock will become the first woman to ever lead the Reserve Bank in this country," he said. He added that the new governor brings experience and expertise ...

Perth-based Ponzi scheme shut down by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
A Perth woman has been permanently banned from running a financial services business, while the $11 million illegal investment scheme she ran will be wound up. Monica Kaur, through her business MKS Property Investments/Developments, encouraged around ...

Women growing super faster than men: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... Australia calculates it will take 40 years for women to catch up to men's super balance, using a median super balance for a woman in her early 60s of $159,600 compared to the male median of $210,800. The first step in making super fairer is to pay ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... on their ability to work could be quantified, and appropriate policy and public health responses could be initiated. "A woman retiring at the average age for a man would accrue an additional 7.4 years of income and superannuation which, based on average ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... a part-time job is generally more support for the household, but it's not enough to live off by yourself. So, if the woman experiences divorce, they don't have an independent, efficient salary." The four-day work week essentially offers the best ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... in the works, even for the very best budgeter, explains Master Your Money Now financial planner Sok Lay. "Being a single woman, you have to make bigger purchases alone, like a house and then you're solely responsible for paying off the loan," she ...

Gender super balance parity four decades away: ISA

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
The median super balance for a woman in her early 60s is just $159,600 compared to the male median of $210,800 and it'll take at least 40 years for it to change, according to new analysis by Industry Super Australia (ISA). ISA's report states that in ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... the same car troubles, take their vehicles for repairs to the same mechanic, who is more likely to get ripped off? That a woman will end up paying more is a tired cliché that continues to play out in auto-repair shops around the world, backed by numerous ...

Super on PPL a drop in the ocean

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... Australia, I'm monumentally embarrassed that we're having a fight over something so trivial." Rainmaker data reveals if a woman takes five years out of the workforce to look after children or care for family it will cost a hefty $20,000 per year. ...