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SSGA wields power on gender equality

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... trillion in market capitalisation. SSGA said in the event a company is too slow to take action and increase the number of women on its board, the firm will use its proxy voting power to influence change, voting against the chair of the board's nominating ...

Human Super pitches product designed for women

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... data services industry, Tymula believes that the way to reach new members is via a technology driven approach, taking women on a journey to engage with their finances. "A data driven approach is not just about customer acquisition but also retention ...

Financial services needs more female leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Australia is inside the top 10 of more than 30 countries when it comes to the percentage of women on financial services executive committees. The latest Women in Financial Services report prepared by management consultant Oliver Wyman shows women account ...

Diversity among ASX companies slowly improves

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... other areas such as age, ethnicity and cultural background. ASX 201-500 companies saw a 50% rise in the proportion of women on boards in the past two years, up from 10% in 2013 to 15% in 2015. ASX 500+ companies were still lagging, with women only accounting ...

ISA calls out pre-Budget arguments on contribution caps

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... contributions that attract a tax concession are not being made by the vast majority of working Australians, especially women on lower incomes and working part-time. ISA said the data shows a small number of high income employees, with super balances ...

Gender super gap widest for women at lower income levels

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... same tax bracket. The data highlights concerns around the Federal Government's plans to increase contribution taxes for women on lower incomes from July next year. Commenting on the report, Industry Super Australia chief executive David Whiteley said ...

Fraser Review compounds board independence impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... legislative bind. As with any independent industry review there will be criticisms and one striking submission has come from Women on Boards chair Ruth Medd, who has challenged the review's existence. Medd said the terms of reference of this review are ...

Women on boards tracking well: AMP Capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... improving gender diversity on company boards. "In addition to demonstrated links between performance and the number of women on a board, we have found that when companies have more women directors, they present fewer characteristics of poor governance," ...

Women in Super names recipients of 2015 NSW scholarship program

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... professional skills. On this occasion, recipients can choose to apply for a rogenSi Professional Development Skills Program, a Women on Boards Getting Started Program; or a three day AIST RG 146 Qualification Program. The latest batch of WIS scholars ...

Club Plus Super increases women on trustee board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
More than a third of Club Plus Super's trustee directors are women following two new appointments at the $2 billion industry superannuation fund. ClubsNSW announced both Janet Torney and Dominique Hogan-Doran are joining as trustee directors with the ...