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Top investment teams built on diverse views, transparency

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026

... companies reached at least 30% female representation as of October 2025. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), AustralianSuper has a gender pay gap of 14.6% and 52% of its workforce is women. Since 2019, the super fund has slashed ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026

... financial services sector has again improved its gender pay gap to reach 21.4%, the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) study finds. Albeit a marginal improvement from last year's 22.2%, the gender pay gap for the sector still rides high ...

Australia's gender pay gap narrows: WGEA reports

ANGELIQUE MINAS | THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025

... Tasmania the smallest (10.6%). For every $1 men earn, women earn 78.9 cents on average, a difference of $28,356 per year. WGEA chief executive Mary Wooldridge said: "Employers are shifting the dial towards fairness which is helping to close the gender ...

CSC, Future Fund, RBA pay data released

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) published the gender pay gaps for 120 public sector employers and two corporate groups for the first time following legislative changes in 2023. The data includes details of the gender pay gaps for well-known ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025

... narrowed from 23.6% to 22.2% in the last financial year, newly released figures from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) show. Across all professions, this comes to a 21.8% pay gap or every $1 on average a man makes, women earn 78c. Over the ...

Financial services chips away at gender pay gap: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025

... gender pay disparity, reporting a 22.2% gap on a median and average basis, the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency's (WGEA) report shows. The 2024 financial year shows that financial services employers barely closed in on their gender pay gap ...

Why more women aren't in financial services

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025

... hoping to secure a candidate who could fulfil a full-time role. According to data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), 30% of women work part-time, but only 7% of manager roles are offered on a part-time basis. The WGEA said the data points ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024

... employers must provide equal remuneration to men and women who perform work of equal value. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) calculates the gender pay gap to stand at 19% or $18,461 per annum on a median basis tilted in favour of men. The ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024

... absolutely something that you should investigate," she said. Megginson pointed to the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) data, which shows that the median total remuneration gender pay gap stands at 19% - or $18,461 per annum tilted in favour ...

Platinum plans turnaround, FUM dwindles

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024

... and shareholders and ensure clear accountability." The review comes in the wake of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) reporting Platinum had a median base salary gender pay gap of 41.9% and median total remuneration gap of 41%. Its upper pay ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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