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Gender pay gap should be government priority

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... to prioritise closing the gender pay and investment gaps. This is according to Claire Braund, founder and director of Women on Boards, a global organisation pushing for gender equality across leadership positions. WOB advocates for 40% (men), 40% (women) ...

30% Club expands target

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... in female board representation across the ASX50 and ASX 100 in 2018, the 30% Club is aiming to increase the number of women on the boards of listed companies outside the ASX200. The number of female company directors for the companies below the ASX200 ...

Female board representation increases in Australia: MSCI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... increasing to 11 - up from seven the year prior. Representing Australia in the field was MediBank Private, who has six women on its board of 10. Thirty-two company boards were divided exactly 50-50 according to the research, an increase of 11 compared ...

Labor Government on the cards: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... effectively," she said. In an effort to narrow the retirement savings gap, Labor pledged to top up the superannuation accounts of women on parental leave among several other measures. Labor leader recently Bill Shorten formulated a plan to add $400 million ...

SSGA strengthens gender equality actions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... on board diversity and join us in our call to action," Kumar said. "We commend the companies that have already placed women on their boards in response to our outreach, and the others that have committed to doing so." The firm added that it voted against ...

Part-time work widens super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... Party recently announced it will work to narrow the retirement savings gap by topping up the superannuation accounts of women on parental leave among several other measures. Labor leader Bill Shorten has announced a plan to add $400 million to the super ...

Labor commits $400m to gender super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... elected, the Labor Party will work to narrow the retirement savings gap by topping up the superannuation accounts of women on parental leave among several other measures. Labor leader Bill Shorten has announced a plan to add $400 million to the super ...

Financial literacy in females continues to lag

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Women are falling behind in almost all aspects of financial literacy and by considerable measure, according to the latest HILDA survey. For the latest study, University of Melbourne researchers administered a five-point financial literacy test, assessing ...

Super protection policy needs improvement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... 13 months of inactivity. "WIS further recommends that the 13 month period be extended to 16 months to avoid penalising women on parental leave and that the period should commence from the date the legislation is introduced," the submission said. It's ...

Women's leadership initiative adds men(tors)

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... most senior positions are still held by men, the only way to break that cycle is for men to participate as mentors to women on the rise. "It has always been the belief of FEW that the lack of progression for women in the last 20 years has been more about ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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