WOMEN

Financial planning

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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Superannuation

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

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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. ...

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Financial planning

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

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Financial planning

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

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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. ...

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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....

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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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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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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....

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