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Female fund managers outperform men

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... combined US$2.3 trillion in assets under management. In the research note to clients, it defines female-managed portfolios as women holding at least one third of portfolio manager positions. Of the total universe, just 14 mutual funds were led by an ...

Female access to ERS to widen gender super gap

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... workers and widen the gender superannuation gap according to The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Women in Super. New data shown at the annual Women's Super Summit revealed during the first tranche of super withdrawals females ...

Global fund manager enters Australian market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... Toronto. Promethos's investment strategies include investing in companies committed to promoting gender diversity and women to leadership positions, as well as mitigating climate change and ecological damage. Having set up shop in March 2019, Promethos's ...

AIST calls for top-ups for low-income ERS recipients

ANNABELLE DICKSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... threshold and super on paid parental leave. Without these recommendations put in place, there is a risk of a wider super gap for women, young people and lower income earners. "Closing the COVID super gap will require a commitment from government, employers ...

Boe Pahari steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... Australia-Japan Foundation. Her previous board experience includes Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA), Asia Society and Women in Banking and Finance. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) welcomed the announcement of ...

ASIC warns Indigenous Australians over scams

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... billing came in at over $63,000. Men reported the most losses to investment scams with $341,797 lost, followed closely by women at $339,220 lost. ASIC revealed phone calls as the top contact method by scammers with 756 reports and $632,049 reported lost. ...

Super fund for women adds fee

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
A superannuation fund that markets itself to women has created a new administration fee. FairVine Super, a sub-plan of Aracon Super, has added a $104 per annum administration fee (equating to $2 a week) for members in its balanced and growth options. ...

Aussies reevaluate retirement prospects

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... male peers, with 33% no longer feeling confident about their retirement (compared to 25% for men). A larger proportion of women did not have an investment portfolio outside of super (32% compared to 17%), also potentially leaving them with less income ...

FSC reveals life insurance data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
Cancer is still the biggest killer of both men and women, while women are more likely to claim income protection for mental health reasons, according to the Financial Services Council. The FSC said it is using Life Insurance Awareness week as an opportunity ...

Australian Unity names chief executive

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... NAB, Yates worked at ANZ as an executive director of institutional banking, whilst also forming not-for-profit organisation Women in Banking and Finance. She also spent 10 years with Citi as its corporate bank's head of utilities and infrastructure ...