GENDER EQUALITY

Financial planning

If female school or university students volunteer for work experience in finance, organisations have a 'duty' to offer it to them, according to a senior funds management ...

Financial planning

The Financy Women’s Index has slipped for the second quarter in a row as cost-of-living pressures continue to bite. ...

Financial planning

A slowing Australian economy has weakened women’s financial progress in 2022, with the annual FWX score finishing the calendar year in negative territory for the first ti...

People & Products

The Australian Workplace Gender Equality Agency has revealed the new national gender pay gap for 2023, which is now the lowest on record....

Funds management

Impact investor Melior Investment Management has welcomed calls for executive leadership gender targets as only 6% of ASX300 had female chief executives....

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People & Products

Having over 20% of women on a board, more than 30% in management, and over 44% in the total workforce has a positive relationship with a firm’s returns, according to Robe...

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Funds management

Calvert Research and Management is urging businesses to build a more diverse workplace, in order to boost the financial performance of the firm over time. ...

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Funds management

Institutions are expected to come under increased pressure to offer sustainable investment strategies as investors focus on impact investing. ...

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Financial planning

The 30% Club, which previously targeted the top 200 companies on the Australian Securities Exchange, has set its sights on the next 99 companies in the ASX. ...

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People & Products

Fidelity International and Yarra Capital Management have joined the Mercer-led employee value campaign, Future IM/Pact....

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Financial planning

The economic position of women is improving, with the Financy Women’s Index gaining 1.4 points from June to September....

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Features

Equal gender representation in the financial services industry remains elusive, as unconscious bias, the gender pay gap, and rigid working conditions prevent women from b...

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Financial planning

Australian and international investors have backed the first social bond for the promotion of workplace gender equality with $500 million invested....

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