gender

Financial planning

Pandemic causes ‘she-cession’ as gender pay gap widens

The gender pay gap has widened to 14.2%, the largest full-time weekly wage gap since 2016 as more women exit the workforce....

Funds management

Fidelity strengthens diversity and climate change policy

Fidelity International has announced an introduction of the new global policies on climate change and gender diversity....

Funds management

Which financials are falling short on female representation?

Four ASX 200 financials have been identified as failing to reach the 30% target for female representation on their boards with one asset manager having just one female di...

Financial planning

Women hit harder by COVID-19 job losses

The high percentage of female staff in COVID-19 affected sectors such as retail and arts means women are being hit harder by economic effects of the pandemic....

Superannuation

Calls to bridge the gender super gap

Women in Super and Industry Super Australia are calling on the Government to make changes to the superannuation system which would help bridge the gender super gap....

Funds management

Gender diversity helps improve equity returns

Board gender diversity has helped drive equity returns for both US and international markets, according to Calvert’s research....

Funds management

Has being gender-equal helped these banks’ share price?

Three of Australia’s banks have been listed as being among the most gender-equal financial services firms in the world but has this affected their share price performance...

Financial planning

Australian firms named best in world for gender equality

Australia has been praised for its gender equality after an Equileap gender survey found a quarter of the top 100 companies were Australian companies, including National ...

Financial planning

Does FASEA regime discriminate against women and older advisers?

A dealer group chairman has labelled the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority regime as discriminating against women and older advisers some of whom want to w...

Funds management

Women in IM held back by “boy’s club” culture

Women in investment management are “seriously concerned” about the lack of equal treatment and opportunities they face based on their gender, according to the University ...

Features

Where are all the women?

The benefits to having more women in senior positions in the financial services industry are myriad for investments, clients and the workplace. Hannah Wootton looks at wh...

Funds management

Industry unites to launch employment equity proposition

Responding to the gender inequity rampant in investment management, Mercer yesterday launched a new proposition aimed at both attracting women to and promoting them withi...

Features

Bridging the gender gap

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...

Financial planning

ATO reports false negatives for SG underpayment

The ATO has reported a higher proportion of false negatives for women on SG underpayment because part-time wages are ordinary time earnings, according to an ISA special a...