What is ESG?

With the world increasingly focused on issues such as climate change, human rights, and gender equality, many companies are reflecting on the ways they do business. In this age of disruption, you may have frequently heard of the term ESG. What does it mean? How is it being measured by investors?

The Role of Recognition

This Harvard Business Review article explores the role of ambition in a woman’s life, and how this is critically undermined by social norms. While we have come a long way in the past decade, this article provides important insights in how we can support female talent from youth to adulthood.

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.