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We must lead by example: Loane

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... Association in Sydney today, FSC chief executive Sally Loane told attendees that to effectively address the women's wealth gap conundrum the industry must rid itself of its paternalistic attitude. "Our superannuation system today defaults to ambivalence. ...

Bankers told to spread positive message

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... trust and confidence in banks." McPhee's quarterly reports are part of a direct response to industry concerns about a growing gap between performance delivered by banks and that expected by customers in several key areas. The association welcomed McPhee's ...

Workplace default funds deliver strong returns

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... "Similarly, funds with relatively larger holdings in fixed interest in the period underperformed." Regarding market segments, the gap between not-for-profit (NFP) funds and retail funds within the Workplace sector continues. The 12 month return gap has ...

Westpac minimises disruption with disruption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... particularly when they socialise. With SMS and social messaging apps now an everyday part of our lives, it was time to close the gap between social media and mobile banking." The development comes off the back of research from Datafication showing 3.4 ...

Fintechs and instos must align: Saxo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... defining factor to separate the incumbents and the disruptors will be their ability to work together. Attempting to address this gap, Saxo Capital Markets' trading infrastructure has been working with an open API (application programming interface) that ...

Fintech Nod takes on the unadvised

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... a model that services them; our job is to try and create that," Robbie said. "We think we can help advisers to bridge that gap between what they're currently doing for a slightly older generation, and what's coming through on-demand." So how does it ...

MDA provider upgrades offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... breed fintech solution to the market," Heather said. CapitalRoad co-founder and chief executive Marshall Stephen said the gap between financial services and technology has to be seamless if advisers and clients are to maximise their decision-making abilities ...

Women key to finance sector culture issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
The financial sector's culture weaknesses will drive more focus on the importance of gender diversity, according to AustralianSuper chair Heather Ridout. Ridout told this morning's ASX panel discussion on diversity in financial markets that giving women ...

Women-led super funds outperform, so why so few leaders

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... third of male-led funds that outperformed. The one year performance difference in a year that delivered low returns was a gap of 20 basis points, but this increases four-fold over three years. Rainmaker said that if these margins were maintained over ...

New social bond advocates gender equality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... Company showed that 60% of men were promoted twice or more in the past five years compared with only 41% of women, and that gap only increases with seniority. There is clearly a lot of work to be done to help women find more equal footing in the workplace," ...