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Super funds should use soft power, not quotas to fix gender equality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... superannuation funds goes far beyond just being about the investment money they manage," she said. Conway, speaking to a Women In Super function held in Canberra yesterday said, "We don't want quotas but we support processes to address the problem. I ...

Super funds need more women in senior roles: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Women in Super (WIS), a networking and advocacy group for women working in superannuation, is urging the super industry to adopt targets to increase the number of women in senior management roles. Speaking at the launch of the 2013 WIS National Road ...

Women in Super raise $5m for breast cancer research

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Women in Super raised a record $5 million at the 2013 Mother's Day Classic, which will be used to fund breast cancer research. Since 1998, the advocacy group has raised $19.8 million since it started to collect funds for cancer research. The Mother's ...

Lazard AM Australia names new CEO

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... director, head of client services and sales. Since 2010, Roberts has served as a national committee member for Women in Super and was also previously director of strategy at MLC. Meanwhile, Robert Prugue will lead the establishment of a new office supporting ...

AIST restructures policy department with key appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... of the super system. As a result of her appointment to AIST, Volpato forfeits her scholarship place in the IST/Women in Super Springboard program and her participation in the trustee educational program will now be directly funded by AIST, with the scholarship ...

Women in Super raises $14.8m for cancer research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
Advocacy group Women in Super raised $14.8 million to breast cancer research through its annual event "Women in Super Mother's Day Classic", the organisation announced yesterday. This year the event will be held on May 12 in all capital cities and regional ...

New centre to lead advocacy for super fund members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... about a year and some are now putting commitments on the table," Mack said on a conference at a lunch hosted by Women in Super. So far, the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten said in October that the government will be funding ...

Super Springboard scholarships for women announced

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Women in Super (WIS) have announced the recipients of the Super Springboard scholarships. A joint initiative of AIST and WIS, Super Springboard is a 12-month program for women interested ...

Funding for women on super boards a union hand out: Cormann

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... industry super funds, Cormann said in a statement. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Women in Super last week launched a program to improve gender diversity on superannuation funds. Both organisations said the program is ...

Franklin appoints head of sales

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... role as head of institutional and head of client service and marketing. She is also a chair of the NSW division of Women in Super and a director of The Junction Works, a not for profit organisation focused on disability and youth services. Pratt is taking ...