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Claimants tend to be younger women: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... The statistics form part of MetLife's recently published Value of life insurance report, which found that young women have lower financial literacy compared to men, putting them at risk of financial instability. Women (48%) tend to be more financially ...

Gender super balance parity four decades away: ISA

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... advocacy director Georgia Brumby said. "It's not acceptable that women are continuing to retire with balances persistently lower than what they need for an adequate retirement." She said the first step in making super fairer is to pay super on parental ...

Diverse investment teams fare better: WTW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... equity and credit strategies display a gender diversity premium of 46bps and 14bps respectively. "We note that credit has a lower absolute diversity premium, but in the context of lower volatility and smaller absolute return-potential in general in this ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... considering the many gender gaps documented in economics and finance. This is made more complex by the facts that women earn lower incomes, plan and save less for retirement, accumulate less wealth, invest less in risky assets than men, are less confident ...

Australian dividends surge in 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... held them steady. It also explained after adjusting the US dollar's rise against most currencies, technical factors and lower special dividends, underlying growth was even stronger at 13.9%. The rise in Australian dividends was led by BHP the "world's ...

Optimum Pensions urges super trustees to insure mortality risk

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... risk may add significant instability to the longer-term customer outcomes." Self-insured retirement products like GSAs have lower costs but come with inherent risks that trustees must consider, Optimum Pensions said. When actual lifespans of customers ...

Poor financial literacy worsens underinsurance problem

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... Australians' financial health and wellbeing in its annual Value of life insurance report. It found that young women have lower financial literacy compared to men, putting them at risk of financial instability. Men (63%) tend to be more financially ...

Diverger highlights M&A progress, pipeline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... owed, among other things, to investment in its FY25 strategy. Diverger reported underlying profit of $2.93 million, citing lower revenue growth, challenging market conditions and higher operating costs, reflecting the current employment environment - ...

Clime profits slide, poised for further M&A

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... $236,000 from $445,000 in its half-year results. Clime explained results for the six months to December 2022 period came in lower due to planned integration costs of recent strategic acquisitions but believed the synergies were expected to contribute ...

Australia leads the way in pension system sustainability: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... age compared to other OECD nations. Additionally, Australia's flat rate age pension is targeted towards retirees with lower private income/assets, the report said. Meanwhile, global pressures on fiscal sustainability are mounting. According to the ...