future im/pact

Funds management

Blackwattle to launch Women in Finance Mentorship Program

Blackwattle Investment Partners has revealed it will be launching a mentorship program to empower experienced female professionals into the funds management industry....

Financial planning

Closing the gender gap in wealth advice teams

New research has uncovered that wealth investment teams are seeing greater female representation than wealth advice teams, as well as what can be done to achieve gender p...

Funds management

Which asset classes are most favoured by female managers?

With the proportion of female portfolio managers decreasing by 17 per cent in the last seven years, certain asset classes are faring better than others, according to Fut...

Funds management

Fixed income behind the curve in female hires

Fixed income has the second-lowest percentage of female portfolio management appointments, according to a diversity report from Future IM/Pact. ...

Financial planning

Lack of awareness leads to skills gap for women

Failing to engage women at university to pursue technical areas such as investment management or financial planning means they are unlikely to follow them at a later date...

Superannuation

Super management changes help female industry entry

Women looking to move into investment management are finding opportunities at super funds which are moving their asset management in-house....

Funds management

Asset managers support push for more women

Schroders, Cooper Investments and Vinva IM have joined the diversity initiative, Future IM/Pact, to help build a more diverse Australian investment management sector....

Funds management

New partners join diversity campaign

Two new partners have signed up to Future IM/Pact, a campaign launched last year aimed at attracting more diversity to investment management, bringing the number signator...