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Industry super fund names new chair

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... practice. She currently serves as chair of the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority and the International Women's Development Agency and as a non-executive director of Swinburne University and Peninsula Health. Miles said Mander was selected ...

Career progression positive for women advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
New research shows more women are considering a career in financial advice and have a positive outlook on the future of the industry. A joint study conducted by BT Financial Group (BTFG) and the Financial Services Council (FSC), which canvassed 800 ...

Adviser group edges on triple digits with new business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... knowledge and understanding to make financial decisions with confidence. In particular, she is passionate about helping women better their financial future. Marsh has worked with Madison for the past 12 months as a salaried adviser, with Madison chief ...

APRA announces new executive general manager

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... Zealand at Deutsche Bank AG and debt markets dealer at Macquarie Bank. She has also served as an executive member on the Women in Banking and Finance Committee. APRA chair Wayne Byres welcomed McCarthy-Hockey to APRA's executive team, noting: "Therese ...

Frontier Advisors strategy and people director departs after 20 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... in winning wider industry acknowledgement earlier this year in the Superannuation Executive of the Year category in the Women in Financial Services Awards." News of Williams' departure follows Frontier being appointed as the investment consultant for ...

Industry fund eyes younger membership with board appointment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... that we can give to all our members." Beveridge's appointment as an independent board director sees the total number of women directors on REI Super's board rise to 40%.

Industry rolls out anti-sexual harassment ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... harassment claims made against high-profile men coming to the fore, an exchange-traded fund that invests in companies championing women's rights in the workplace is due to launch in early 2018. The Impact Shares YWCA Women's Empowerment ETF, which will ...

SuperConcepts launches admin tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... heavily in cash, a lower risk asset class and one that more investors are familiar with. Men are bigger risk takers than women and hold a greater share of assets in higher-risk investments such as domestic shares and property, the report said. SuperConcepts ...

As one door opens, another closes at FEW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... Judith Beck will no longer recruit, opting to instead focus her energy on the rapidly growing association Financial Executive Women. Beck said FRG will continue to consult directly to organisations, and although FEW is a separate initiative, having a ...

Philanthropy at the heart of planning profession

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... fundraising efforts, the FPA has forged three new partnerships in 2017 including Cancer Council, Banqer, and Financial Executive Women (FEW), all of whom were represented at the sold-out FPA Congress in Hobart last week. The Future2 Wheel Classic endurance ...