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Diversity is the answer to war for talent

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... to be done on how that future of work is going to look like. "I'm currently working on two projects. One is on young women (16-40 year olds) and the future of work. What do they think is going on in terms of equality and what do they project is the ...

Gender super gap closing but still wide

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
In the last decade, women have narrowed the superannuation gender gap by about 13 percentage points, but they still have only 72% of what men have in their nest eggs. According to Roy Morgan, women had $68,000 on an average in their superannuation balance ...

Female excellence in advice title awarded

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... Advisers/TAL Female Excellence in Advice Award for 2018. Mt. Pleasant-based Donna Lee Powell was recognised for her work with women facing life-changing events. Commencing her career in 1995, Powell launched her own business in 2017. As the award recipient ...

AustralianSuper says women face superannuation poverty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
New research from AustralianSuper unearths startling realities about women facing poverty in retirement. The study, conducted with the help of Monash University, found mounting evidence surrounding the gender gap in superannuation after interviewing ...

Labor Government on the cards: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... effectively," she said. In an effort to narrow the retirement savings gap, Labor pledged to top up the superannuation accounts of women on parental leave among several other measures. Labor leader recently Bill Shorten formulated a plan to add $400 million ...

The joys of an independent board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... institutional shareholders being replaced by private client brokers as well as private individuals." Collins also said the role of women and of marketing professionals on boards is crucial. "When I first came onto the board in January 2012, my first ...

SSGA strengthens gender equality actions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... focus on board diversity and join us in our call to action," Kumar said. "We commend the companies that have already placed women on their boards in response to our outreach, and the others that have committed to doing so." The firm added that it voted ...

Fintech hub snaps up Afterpay co-founder

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... businesses in Australia, and three have senior leadership positions with corporate partners of Stone & Chalk. Nearly half are women, and all have extensive financial services experience." In July last year, Stone & Chalk announced opening of a Melbourne ...

Part-time work widens super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
Women approaching retirement will have 37% less in their superannuation balance than men, latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show. Women aged between 55 to 64 years old will have an average of $196,000, while men retire with a significantly ...

Charities losing $180m a year to gender pay gap

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... million more in donations each year if the gender pay gap was to close, according to a new report on trends in philanthropy. Women donate 0.39% their income to charity every year while men donate 0.34%, according to Koda Capital's snapshot of Australian ...