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No evidence lower SG will result in higher wages: ACTU summit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... issues we are talking about here came about because of bad policy. JobKeeper did not extend to a lot of casual workers and women who otherwise wouldn't have needed to access the ERS scheme," Hewson said. "You cannot keep turning a blind eye to this kind ...

Remembering Susan Ryan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... great minds behind the modern superannuation system, as well as a great politician and feminist. Ryan was a champion of women, known for her commitment to improving women's retirement outcomes. Ryan contributed significantly to the super industry ...

Male-pack mentality holds back boards

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
Having more women on boards has the potential to positively influence companies' corporate social responsibility initiatives and governance. This is based on research from the University of South Australia, which looked at a sample of large ASX-listed ...

Super Recruiters announces chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... group executive equities at Perpetual. In addition, Doyle is the founding board and membership director at International Women's Forum Australia and was previously chair of Odyssey House McGrath Foundation and a non-executive director at Mason Stevens ...

Chief economist update: Yoshihide and the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... from Abe's latest approval rating by 19 points. Suga scores higher than Abe on trustworthiness and scored higher among women than men. Stability ranks second among voters' reasons for supporting Suga's government at 39%. Diplomacy is one ...

AMP hires people, culture lead

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... crisis management, acquisition. She is currently a non-executive director of The Scout Association of Australia, chair of Women on Boards and a board/committee member of Hills United Football Club. She was previously chief people officer at NetComm Wireless ...

Female ASX 200 chiefs fall

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... two years to just 10, with a not-for-profit organisation urging that "we can, and must, do better". The Chief Executive Women ASX 200 Senior Executive Census is now in its fourth year, and charts the annual progress of Australia's top listed companies ...

Chief economist update: Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... Eastwood's character Gunny Highway in the 1986 war film, central bankers, fiscal authorities, businesses and us, ordinary men and women, are learning to adapt, overcome and improvise. So much so that while the number of cases of infection and deaths ...

Women receive worse advice: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... advisers tend to give female clients poorer advice and recommend riskier assets compared to male clients, a new study shows. Women are significantly more likely to receive undiversified financial advice than men, researchers from the Hong Kong University ...

Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... superannuation system continues to produce grossly inequitable outcomes between the financial security of Australian men and women in retirement, according to research from Per Capita. The research, titled The Herstory of Superannuation, said the system ...