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Mercer names new people and culture lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... HESTA, Magellan, Mercer, NAB Asset Management, Pendal, QIC, Wavestone and Yarra Capital Management that aims to attract more women into investment roles. Chief executive Ben Walsh said Morris' broad experience in HR, both in advisory firm and financial ...

Most clients coping with financial stress: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... taking about 2.5 extra sick days a year and $31.1 billion in lost revenue for businesses. Financial stress tends to affect women (24%) more than men (14%), the report said. The good news is that financial stress in women declined by four percentage points ...

Australia Day: How the barbecue has changed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... of the "change the date" movement. In 2016, the average paid hours worked was 39 hours per week for men and 30 hours for women. On average, men in the 35-54 age group work the longest hours (42 hours per week).

Kelly O'Dwyer to leave parliament

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... Parliament." O'Dwyer - who currently holds the Jobs and Industrial Relations portfolios in addition to her role as Minister for Women - was responsible for the oversight of financial services for more than two years as Minister for Revenue and Financial ...

Female board representation increases in Australia: MSCI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
Latest MSCI research shows more women joined Australian company boards in 2018. The proportion of women holding seats in Australia's boardrooms grew 2.8 percentage points last year. The proportion of female seats in Australian boardrooms now sits at ...

MLC Life welcomes board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... disclosure, and risk committees. She is also a non-executive director of NetComm, a committee member of Chief Executive Women, a council member of Sydney University's International House and an advisory board member of the NSW Government Data and Analytics ...

California mandates gender board diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... with the law." This list includes some of the big players such as Facebook which currently has two of nine directors are women, while Apple has two female directors out of a total of nine, she said. While the California law may force some faster progress ...

Productivity Commission report puts banks first: ACTU

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... superannuation system, and suggested future changes to super should involve expansion to ensure it covers all workers, specifying women and young people. "The proposed changes are all about giving more power to the big banks and have nothing to do with ...

Multiforte founder takes AFA Inspire lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
The founder of boutique advice firm Multiforte Financial Services will lead the AFA's community of practice for women in advice. The AFA appointed Kate McCallum as the national chair of AFA Inspire, bringing the Multiforte co-chief executive's wealth ...

New mortality study adds to retirement conversation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... as longer life expectancies increase the price (reduce the return) of the products. This will be a particular issue for women who have longer life expectancies than men." The researchers tried to get experience data from all Australian life insurers ...