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Women fail to break into the industry's last boys club

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... in Singapore. But a strong 'boys club' culture also counts: "I've got two business partners that understand that I am a mother, but I've heard that there are some teams that are very 'blokey' and I have seen sexual harassment cases during my career. ...

Lead us not into a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... 0.71% from the previous three-month's average. As it has been "whenever we find ourselves in times of trouble" -- nah, Mother Mary doesn't come speaking words of wisdom, we turn to Gov Glenn singing Queen's "Save me, save me, save me I can't face this ...

2015 Mother's Day Classic raised $3.1m

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Women In Super have just announced that this year's Mother's Day Classic raised $3.1 million for the National Breast Cancer Foundation ( NBCF ). The total cumulative fundraising since the event began in 1998 is now $27.4 million. This year's event attracted ...

Fed lady sings (the same old song)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... conditions. No more looking at U-6 unemployment or weekly wages or overtime hours and all those other details that make up the mother of all econ stats - the US non-farm payrolls report - I repeat, the Fed has done it for us thank you very much. The ...

Super mums must focus on retirement savings

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
Industry superannuation fund REST has entered the discussion about women being more knowledgeable in managing their finances by commissioning a Super Mum Index. The Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST) has a large portion of female members and ...

Budget for uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... S&P/ASX 200 index started climbing from the get go yesterday. Yup, I expected as much given the good news on or before "Mother's Day" - goldilocks US employment report, clam in the bond markets, China's rate cut, among others -- that sent American and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight. At 0646 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,570. Locally on Tuesday, official housing finance figures for March ...

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
Happy Mother's Day! Mothers everywhere must still be bathing in the afterglow of the public (and private) displays of affection showered upon them over the one day of the year especially dedicated to mommies. Mama Mia! The sharp rebound in financial ...

ACSI names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... social and governance investment manager at the $30 billion industry superannuation fund Cbus and long-standing chair of the Mother's Day Classic fun run for breast cancer research. ACSI president, Gerard Noonan, said the organisation was delighted to ...

Vale Mavis Robertson AM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees; Women in Super; the Australia Council of Super Investors (ACSI); and the Mother's Day Classic - the latter having raised more than $24 million for Breast Cancer research." Robertson also pushed for Australian ...