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Super fund divests companies with all-male boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... responsibility to make the best investment decisions to provide for their members in retirement, divesting from companies with no women on their boards aligns with that mission. "Companies with no women on their boards are ignoring research and ignoring ...

Female fintechs make better investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
A new report by KPMG reveals fintechs founded by women are better investments than their male-founded counterparts. The UK Fintech Focus report analysed how the gender of those who found fintechs correlates to the success of those start-ups. It found ...

SMSF gender gap reduces over time

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
Latest research from Class shows the superannuation gap between men and women reduces over time in SMSFs yet remains significant. According to the self-managed super administrator, men have a 42% higher average balance than women when SMSFs are established. ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... reform. "He's going to make himself a non-resident," he says. However, not all have derided the opposition. In September, Women in Super welcomed Labor super policies designed to improve the retirement outcomes of women. "Introducing super on paid parental ...

Super startup to relaunch

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... two years after its initial attempt to enter the market. Human Super - a superannuation product designed specifically for women - will relaunch as FairVine in May, according to its website. Human Super attempted to rebrand as BeSuper late last year ...

Study unveils state with largest superannuation gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... the state that has the widest superannuation savings gap between male and female employees, at nearly 40%. The study by Women in Super and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees of large industry superannuation funds found the gender savings ...

Superannuation gender gap hits women early

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... explained. Age 24-26 is generally the time of entering the professional workforce, whereby graduate employment rates are high for women but salaries are lower, she said. "This has a significant long-term impact on women's superannuation balances ...

Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... and "generous," but criticised the Government for bypassing the opportunity to improve the universality of super, noting women receive on average 40% less super than men. The Financial Planning Association of Australia said the Budget was "balanced" ...

Fund manager invests in women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
An Australian funds manager has stepped up to address under-representation of women in the sector. Plato Investment Management has partnered with The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to develop a program for women who want to work in finance. ...

Poor governance spurs calls for directorship caps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... directors of multiple boards fulfil their duties and drive sustainable performance. Appearing at the Financial Executive Women Leadership Conference in Sydney last month, BMFS Consulting managing director Sarah Brennan said it is unlikely a non-executive ...