WOMEN

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

In this year’s Federal Budget, the Government has announced specific measures which will benefit women including changes to Paid Parental Leave....

Financial planning

The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has released data revealing women only make up 9.5% of board chair roles and 6.5% of chief executive roles across the A...

Superannuation

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has urged the Federal Government to use International Women’s Day as an opportunity to extend superannuation to...

Superannuation

Young women were among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and may never be able to recover retirement savings lost during the 18 months of the pandemic, according t...

Financial planning

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

Financial planning

Maintaining education and professional development requirements will make it hard for women to stay in the industry if they need to take time off to start a family, accor...

Superannuation

Women under 35 will be disproportionately affected by possible cuts to super, according to a social media campaign from Industry Super Australia....

Financial planning

Most Financial Planning Association student members coming through are women, who are likely to reshape industry demographics as existing advisers leave the industry. ...

Financial planning

Despite the pandemic and subsequent recession adversely affecting women more than men, women are recovering faster, according to Financy....

Financial planning

Almost 80% of financial planners, who are registered under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s Financial Adviser Register, are men. ...

Financial planning

The digital platform will focus on the financial issues of women and will be run by Switzer Financial Group chief executive, Maureen Jordan. ...

Financial planning

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....

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...

Financial planning

The Financy Women’s Index has posted its best performance of 2019 in the December quarter thanks to a number of fresh records set in women’s financial progress....

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