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Women in Super raises $14.8m for cancer research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... initiatives to connect key influencers in the superannuation industry with projects of public interest, including gender diversity and equality.

Slight lift in women presence on boards: ACSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... listed companies are women, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) annual audit on board diversity released yesterday. According to ACSI, female board members have gone from 14% last year to 15.5, with 24 more women joining ...

Need action on diversity not just a policy: ACSI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
The ASX has announced that most major companies now have a gender diversity policy but the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors says that just having a policy isn't enough, it's results that count. The ASX this morning, on International Womens ...

Asset diversification gathers momentum

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... Smart Beta strategies, which range from real estate securities and specialist infrastructure strategies to create liquid diversity to doing existing betas better, such as non-market cap weighted equities. "Smart Beta solutions have particularly wide ...

Super Springboard scholarships for women announced

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... the near future. "It's important to fast track women into these roles as the evidence increasingly shows that greater diversity leads to a more effective and efficient board," said Ms Wood. "The super industry has been leading corporate Australia for ...

Fidelity adds senior investment director

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... Bargholz's appointment to the newly created position is aimed at adding strength to the investment team, in a bid to add diversity away fro its core Australian equity strategy, managing director Gerard Doherty told Financial Standard. The appointment ...

Sex discrimination rife: eFinancialCareers

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... think gender discrimination takes place in the industry. After reviewing the results of a survey it conducted on gender diversity, eFinancialCareers said gender discrimination is "rife" in the Australian financial services sector, with 64% of respondents ...

Corporate governance boosted by two-strike rule

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... environmental risks and sustainable practices," he said. The corporate governance report also provides an update on gender diversity on boards. It found that in 2010, 60% of boards had no women directors on them, but now this number has dropped to 39%. ...

Global recovery bodes well for EM bonds: Fidelity

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... rates; these bonds would be well placed to perform well if the global economy strengthens," Wells explains. Given the diversity of opportunities within fixed income, a strategic approach to investing in the asset class will remain popular with investors ...

New Australian CEO for HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... executive officer of HSBC Asia Pacific. "And the similarities between Australia and Canada, in terms of resources, cultural diversity and banking strength mean that Paulo's Australian experience will be invaluable to continuing growth for our Canadian ...