WOMEN

Superannuation

The average woman’s superannuation balance is almost 50% less than a man’s when retirement age is reached, according to the Melbourne Institute....

People & Products

Super Rewards has been launched to help address the gender gap in super by helping women top up their super while online shopping....

Financial planning

Women underestimate their life insurance value by 125 per cent ($373,000), while men underestimate it by only 19 per cent ($97,000), on average, according to a study from...

People & Products

The Actuaries Institute has appointed wealth management industry veteran, Nicolette Rubinsztein as its president for 2019. ...

Financial planning

The number of Australian women investing online has doubled from 76,000 to 150,000 over the last five years, with women showing particular interest in exchange traded fun...

Financial planning

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...

Superannuation

Verve Super, Australia’s first superannuation fund built for women to tackle inequality in the financial system, has launched today....

Superannuation

Federal Women’s Minister, Kelly O’Dwyer, today announced a raft of policies intended to boost superannuation for women as the Government looks to act on financial gender ...

Superannuation

The Federal Opposition has earned the widespread backing of the financial services industry for its proposed changes to superannuation policy aimed at improving women’s r...

Funds management

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

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

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...

People & Products

QIC has appointed Leonie Wilkinson as head of global clients and marketing, and Michelle Thomsen as general counsel....

Financial planning

Australian women are not prepared for their financial futures, with less than one fifth of women feeling satisfied they are on track, according to new research from BT. ...

Financial planning

More than half of Australian women feel in control of their finances, according to MLC’s all-female study....

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