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Unemployment falls, more women enter the workforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... historical highs. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) welcomed the strong lift in both employment and pay for women. "This new data shows the gender pay gap has been stubbornly high for decades but now it is finally coming down - thanks to ...

AMP Super rolls out cashback feature

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... the significant benefits of compounding, AMP found the concept is poorly understood by younger Australians, particularly women. More than half of those under 40 struggle to grasp the concept; this increases to two in three for women under 40, compared ...

Return to office mandates to harm firms, careers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... impact on companies' ability to retain and attract talent, with a specialist recruiter saying the career aspirations of women and Gen Z will also be heavily impacted. An in-depth review by Parity Consulting found 81% of workers want to be able to ...

HESTA calls for reforms to help women in retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Women beginning their careers in 2025 with a 12% super guarantee (SG) rate in place could have as much as $400,000 more in retirement, new HESTA modelling suggests. The modelling showed women representative of the average HESTA member were projected ...

Former fund investment chief joins JANA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... for the CFA curriculum, Trusler is part of the CFA Society Australia's National Diversity Council and holds roles with Women in Super, International Women's Development Agency (IWDA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ...

Sydney Alternative Investment Week to return in September

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... has named Financial Standard as media partner, and named four charity partners - Redkite, Tranby, Noro Music Therapy, and Women's Community Shelters - which will receive all the all proceeds raised from the week. Redkite supports young people with cancer ...

Financial services workers earn 12% pay rise

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... on average. "This is more pronounced at higher income bands, even controlling for full-time roles, with men outnumbering women 2:1 in roles earning over $200,000," Dickason said. In the financial advice sector, a financial planner in Sydney can earn ...

Super moves: TCorp, Mercer, Commonwealth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... great people together, and help shape how we support Mercer Super." Before joining Mercer Super, Quinn spent three years at Women in Super on various committees and six years at UniSuper, most recently serving as the fund's risk and compliance frameworks ...

Super on paid parental leave to reduce gender gap: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... decrease in the 'super gender gap' that occurs during a year taken off work. "This is a major win for Australian women who take time out of the paid workforce to have and raise children," ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said. "While compulsory ...

Average super balance grows to $172k: ATO

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... balance grew 5% to $172,000 at the end of the 2023 financial year, new statistics from the Australian Taxation Office reveal. Women had an average super balance of $154,641, while men had $192,119. The median was $54,349 and $68,568 respectively. Men ...