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Government retirement modelling leaves women behind: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
Government retirement modelling does not consider the interrupted careers of women, according to research by Industry Super Australia (ISA). The research, which analysed two decades of Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey ...

ASX200 needs executive equality: ACSI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... languishing number of female chairs and chief executives. "ACSI recognises that reaching 30% women directors does not mean the job is done, with 80 companies in the ASX200 yet to reach this target," she said. "While we are pleased to see boards improving ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... separately in pursuit of a better quality of life for their respective families back home. They were adamant "a good office job" through education and hard work were the key measures of success. I was also very lucky to have such a strong hard-working ...

Women hit hardest by pandemic

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
The coronavirus pandemic hit women's job security and productivity the hardest, taking a significant toll on their mental health compared to men, new research shows. Two in three women tended to suffer from mental health issues compared to half ...

Clime, Bristow to face court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... unfair dismissal made by the firm's former chief investment officer, Anthony Golowenko. Golowenko, who has just landed a new job at MLC, was chief investment officer at Clime for seven months and was with the firm for a total of less than three years. ...

Chief economist update: More manna from UK Treasury

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
Another budget, another increase in government spending. In his Budget speech on March 3, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak prefaced his delivery of more manna from the government by stressing the damage the coronavirus has done to the UK economy. ...

Australian recovery has been outstanding: La Trobe Financial

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
Attendees of the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum in Sydney have been reassured that Australia's economic recovery has not just been good - it's been very good. That's according to La Trobe Financial chief investment officer and ...

Chief economist update: The great Australian rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
"Getting strong now, won't be long now, getting strong now Gonna fly now, flying high now, gonna fly, fly, fly..." -Bill Conti, Gonna Fly Now As sure as this theme from the 1977 classic Rocky is remembered by film buffs and boxing aficionados everywhere ...

Shock statistics on gender gap on boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
New data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has revealed that while the pay gap has decreased from 0.6%, women are still significantly underrepresented in leadership. WGEA reported that the national gender pay gap has dropped to 13.4% ...

Stimulus, ERS boost financial comfort

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
The government's stimulus spending, and reforms like the early release scheme, have boosted Australian financial comfort to record highs despite the impact of COVID-19. The ME Bank Household Financial Comfort Index improved by 2% to 5.89 out of 10 during ...