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Cost of group insurance declines

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
Despite the spate of superannuation funds increasing the cost of cover, new Rainmaker analysis shows group insurance premiums fell by 7% to a four-year low of $8.7 billion. The research, conducted over 10 years, also revealed that not-for-profit (NFP) ...

Former adviser charged with $3.3m fraud

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... March 2020, when the North Shore Police Area Command received reports of an alleged fraud committed against an 86-year-old woman and received more tip offs from other alleged victims thereafter. Fineff was a member of the Financial Planning Association ...

Pension fund appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... fund since 2008, and currently serves as chief operating officer. Commencing in the role on July 1, Lichnock is the first woman to hold the position. The fund, whose membership is 75% female, said this demonstrates its commitment to diversity and inclusion. ...

Super gender gap widens for NSW women: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... earnings for a man working full-time was $311 (the equivalent of $1,238 in 2019), compared to $241 ($959 in 2019) for a woman who worked full-time. This equates to a gender pay gap of 23%, the AIFS found. In 2019, men who worked full-time earned $1842 ...

Cairns women disadvantaged by super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... it's ok for many local women to retire into poverty. Sticking with super increases and closing the gap is crucial for a woman's economic security." A recent retirement survey, commissioned by ISA, found that on average women spend 12 years less in the ...

ASIC drops Caddick charges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
ASIC has dropped all 38 charges it was pursuing against missing woman and self-proclaimed financial adviser Melissa Caddick. The regulator was pursuing criminal charges against Caddick, who has been missing since November last year. The charges included ...

Brian Hartzer to release leadership book

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... business out of bankruptcy. "My ability to motivate and lead people was (apparently) woeful: I distinctly remember one young woman screaming 'You're a terrible manager!' in my face before throwing her apron on the floor and storming out," Hartzer writes. ...

HESTA appoints board director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... Hospitals Association. HESTA's board is chaired by Nicola Roxon, a former minister for health and ageing, and the first woman in Australia to be appointed Attorney-General.

Women don't own fair share of super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... - equating to approximately $1.2 trillion. Rainmaker found that super's gender inequality is present at all stages of a woman's working life. Women make up 50% of millennial super accounts, yet their account balances represent only 43% of the age groups ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... the economic injustices that we face, not only as an Aboriginal person in today's economy, but as a young Aboriginal woman. Q: Do you think you've faced any challenges in your career because of your gender? A: Yes, and particularly as a young ...