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Gender parity in funds management stalls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... 274 this past year, down from 562 in the year prior. Of these, a scant 6.2% were led by female managers. The report noted women are often managing more specialised strategies such as single-country emerging markets or those focused on consumer discretionary ...

Project to tackle dwindling number of risk advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... needed." Earlier in the month, The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) also launched a program which aims to entice more women into the life insurance industry. The industry body said its inaugural ReCALIbrate program will provide $2000 in grants ...

Aussie investors tighten purse strings: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... The research also showed a 7% decline in female investors since 2022, compared to a 4% decline among male counterparts. Women also invest less frequently than men, with only 34% of women investing monthly, compared to 47% of male investors. Further ...

Cost-of-living crisis will persist into future: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... control of finances, and feeling financially secure." Among the younger demographics, the cost-of-living is gravely impacting women and those with poor health. Across all age groups, the ballooning health, energy, and grocery bills are the most concerning ...

HESTA pumps $100m into BTR project

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... Blakey said. "HESTA has more than one million members primarily working in the care economy. More than 80% of members are women - they will be statistically overrepresented in every one of the dire housing affordability statistics. "This milestone propels ...

Young Aussies flock to SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... there is still a way to go before we achieve parity in super balances, he said. "Interestingly, the data indicates that women have a higher average balance early in their careers. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the gender gap peaks at 25% in the 35-44 age bracket ...

NGS Super to debut retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
... which is public offer, has a large membership base that work in the education and care sectors. Some 70% of members are women. "Our members value the understanding we have of them in the personalised service that we deliver. With that commitment in mind ...

CALI launches scholarship to boost female risk advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has launched a program that aims to entice more women into the life insurance industry. The industry body said its inaugural ReCALIbrate program will provide $2000 in grants to support the attendance of ...

Rest closes investment options, shifts allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... Rest's internal analysis, around a quarter of a million of its members are now receiving super for every hour they work, with women making up 64% of this group. Rest chief executive Vicki Doyle said: "The removal of the $450 income threshold has offered ...

Women less confident to retire: Vanguard

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
... over 1800 working and retired Australians has revealed a stark difference in confidence levels when it comes to how men and women plan for retirement. According to Vanguard's How Australia Retires study, almost half of Australian women do not have a ...