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Women-led super funds outperform again

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... performance. The W-index is a weighted ratio that describes the proportion of each fund's senior leadership roles that are held by women - board chairs, chief executives, trustee directors or senior managers. The study analysed not-for-profit super funds ...

Staggering annuities can fund retirement shortfall

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... majority took the lump sum - those with a higher IQ took the annuities, Babbel said. Interestingly, those with a higher IQ were women, who choose the annuity, he added. People generally don't choose annuities because they want to manage their own money ...

Industry fund takes aim at asset manager diversity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... to all companies in the ASX 200 in July last year, urging each to set specific targets and timeframes for the number of women positioned at senior executive level. Referring to HESTA's mandates, Blakey said there was "considerable evidence" that greater ...

ASFA slams Grattan's super proposals

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... that said superannuation is currently a "generous" system and advocating for more tax breaks to boost retirement incomes of women will only aggravate the disparity. Most women do not make any voluntary contributions as evidence shows older, high-income ...

Employers of choice work to close super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... executive Michael Dwyer said: "The impact of gender inequality is particularly evident when it comes to superannuation, with women on average having significantly less retirement savings than men." Women account for 48% of First State Super's 500-strong ...

Reskilling: A worthy purpose for super?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... substantial. Howes said current life expectancies calculated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics - men living to 79 and women to 84 - don't account for innovation. When considering various improvements across a range of factors, Howes said it is more ...

Planners vital to closing super gap: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
Latest research from Roy Morgan suggests there is greater potential for the superannuation gap to be closed if women were more inclined to engage a financial planner. According to a recent survey of more than 50,000 consumers, 8.3% of females purchase ...

A-REIT chair retires, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... She also holds directorships with Tabcorp, Newcrest Mining and Myer Family Investments. She is a member of Chief Executive Women and is on the advisory board of UNSW Business School. Ferguson said McFadden's appointment will further strengthen the capabilities ...

FTSE Russell launches gender diversity indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... growing demand for more transparent environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in passive investments. The FTSE Women on Boards Leadership Index Series is designed to integrate a company's gender diversity leadership and its social impact into ...

Wells Fargo opens up on pay gaps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... pay gaps. Responding to shareholder pressure the bank released the findings of its most recent pay equity study. It showed women working for Wells Fargo in the US earn more than 99 cents for every dollar earned by male counterparts. It also showed US-based ...