A Pronounced Gap in Perceptions: On the Gender Divide in Financial Services

Differing views, gender pay gap, promotion opportunities. These are just some of the issues central to the debate on gender equality in the financial services industry. In the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) 2020 Gender Divide Survey, it was revealed that there is still a pronounced chasm between female and male perceptions of various problems in the workplace that are culprits of gender inequality, though there is light on the horizon.

F3 and FPA shift the dial on gender diversity through Scholarship program

F3 – Future Females in Finance and the Financial Planning Association of Australia have partnered to offer 20 university students practical work experience to boost the skills and employability of aspiring young women into the financial services industry.

Key finance terms: active vs passive investing

Key finance terms: active vs passive investing

If you’re new to investing, you may have heard of the terms ‘active’ and ‘passive’ being tossed around. But what do these terms really mean? In the first blog in this ‘Key finance terms’ series, we help to deconstruct these concepts which you may come across when embarking on your finance journey.