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Why women struggle in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
New research points the finger at conflicted remuneration as one of the factors keeping women out of the financial advice industry. The University of Otago in New Zealand and RMIT University in Melbourne have collaborated to explore why so many fewer ...

Better retirement income products needed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... Challenger and National Seniors Australia reveal 53% of older Australians are worried about outliving their savings and women are even more worried. About 59% of women are concerned they'll outlive their retirement savings, as opposed to 47% of men. ...

Cbus Super chief to exit

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... very disappointed to see David move on, we congratulate him for his achievements and his dedicated service to the men and women of the building and construction industry." Atkin grew up in Papua New Guinea and while at university, wrote a research paper ...

Sunsuper welcomes new board directors

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... AustralianSuper. The appointment adds another notch to Wood's already impressive resume, currently serving as the chair of Women in Super and a director of Industry Super Australia, ISPT and the Mother's Day Classic Foundation. Wood was formerly ...

Double exit from investment firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... this month. In an announcement to the ASX, Generation Life said the decision is due to "personal circumstances" for both women, but did not go into further detail. Former Australian Olympic swimmer Grant Hackett will step down from his current role as ...

Who is really using the LISTO?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... (LISTO) are. AMP has looked at 174,000 customer's data over a four-year period and found a significant jump in the number of women receiving the low-income super tax offset between the ages of 25 and 33. The offset allows people to access a government ...

ASX 200 hits female director target

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... continue increasing the number of female directors," she said. The AICD called out companies in the ASX 200 that still have no women on their boards. The report lists these as TPG Telecom, HUB24, NRW Holdings, Pro Medicus, New Hope Corporation, Silver ...

Cost savings, RC boost digital advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... 30% of users were seeking advice for the first time, with 12% of new users aged 30-35. Further, more SOAs were issued to women than to men in the 12 months to June 2019. "It is striking that Decimal's digital advice platform is used by all segments ...

Westpac directors slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
Social enterprise Women on Boards has demanded that more heads roll, ahead of Westpac's AGM in Sydney today. Ruth Medd, who co-founded Women on Boards, made the remarks as a long-term shareholder in Westpac and experienced chair and non-executive director. ...

Advisers better learn what women want: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... if financial advisers want to keep clients happy and gain referrals, they need to better understand the advice needs of women. The research, which looked at the 10 years before retirement and in retirement, found that women answered some key questions ...