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Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... performance. Australians will continue to have among the longest life expectancies in the world, projected to be 89.5 years for women and 86.1 years for men by 2065-66. Those aged 65 and over is projected to continue growing, while the 85-plus cohort ...

Australia's alpha female representation regresses: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... 19.4% female managers respectively. Switzerland and Germany are near the bottom of the country table, with just 8% and 7.2% women managers respectively. The study found that after a decade of slow progress in improving female representation in funds ...

ART leads retirement product race, others wrestle with covenant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... don't really exist today, however we certainly have to plan for the future membership, as our fund is predominantly women, and women live longer, a lifetime guaranteed income will become more critical and hopefully affordable," HESTA general manager ...

Mining, property fuel Aussie billionaires' wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... inherit a sizeable share of the US$6.6 trillion of billionaire wealth that will be passed on over the next decade, with women tipped to receive a significant share. This will include more than 1235 female spouses. The current average age of expected ...

SIAA calls for fresh talent amid advice demand

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... career progression models that can be difficult to sustain and informal approaches to client allocation and advancement. Women account for only one in four investment professionals, with representation falling further at senior levels. Lykouras said ...

ASFA welcomes Rest executive to C-suite role

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... held senior roles at Commonwealth Bank and Colonial First State and is also a member of the national policy committee at Women in Super, a role she has held since November 2019. O'Brien will prioritise third-party vendor mapping work under CPS 230, which ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... number one cause of claims. Breaking this down further, mental health accounted for 25% of income protection claims for women and 19% for men. Mental-health claims also tend to occur earlier in members' lives compared to other illnesses or injuries ...

Half of Australians lack retirement plan: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... Australians' list of priorities despite it being one of the strongest drivers of financial confidence. More specifically, women were nine percentage points more likely to report low retirement confidence and 10 percentage points less likely to report ...

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... seamlessly as they should." Members aged between 46 and 66 were most likely to describe the retirement system as complex, while women and renters reported lower levels of preparedness. Almost two thirds of renting members said they were unclear how to ...

AIA Australia reveals stark gender divide in IP claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... from AIA Australia finds a stark difference among group insurance income protection claims when it comes to gender, with women leading mental illness and musculoskeletal-related claims. AIA's group claims experience for 2025 showed distinct gender ...
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