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MetLife, AFA call for more diversity in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... MetLife and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) launched the MetLife Progress: Professional Development Grant for Women. MetLife Progress is aimed at creating greater gender diversity in the financial advice industry by helping women achieve ...

Facebook to launch own currency

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... population - almost half according to the World Bank - don't have an active bank account, with even more dire numbers for women. "The cost of that exclusion is high - approximately 70% of small businesses in developing countries lack access to credit ...

How key is gender in retirement outcomes?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... responded that while she "really liked" some of the ideas the panelists raised, she believed the changes would be detrimental to women, such as linking the age at which Australian's could access their super. "Some of the clients I see are already just ...

Blue chips hit board diversity target

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... Council of Superannuation Investors, 30% of ASX200 boards comprise female directors. More than 40 companies currently have 40% women directors, while 20 companies have 50% or more women on boards. Current figures show 70% of board positions are held ...

Industry veterans recognised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... services to business and finance, central banking, logistics and manufacturing sectors - as well as for her work in elevating women. Carol Schwartz, who is also on the Reserve Bank board, was recognised as a supporter of women in leadership roles and ...

Advisers losing female clients

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... because they come to me after they've left the adviser they were with for years when their partner was alive," she said. "With women living longer than men, you can't afford to be losing all these clients. You can't afford not to connect with women." ...

Minimum wage rises by 3%

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... households have household disposable incomes less than 60% of the median income relative poverty line. The Commission also said women were disproportionately represented among those on the NMW and reliant on modern award minimum wages, thus the gender ...

Natixis backs gender diversity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
The global investment manager is the latest to join Future Females in Finance, advocating for women in financial services. Natixis Investment Managers has moved to narrow the gender gap in Australia's financial services industry, linking with gender ...

Labor proposal targets low income earners: Association

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... Treasury modelling and excludes many in the workforce. It only refers to full-time workers not taking into account the 46.3% of women working part-time.There is disagreement on this figure. Grattan Institute research from April this year said the average ...

How to be a board director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... he said. He added that to encourage board diversity, organisations need to create pathways to senior management roles for women and encourage growth at all stages of women's careers. The research identified one of the key factors limiting female board ...