New rules to put more women in the boardroom will benefit British companies, a financial expert has claimed.
The UK Corporate Governance Code was updated this week to put pressure on firms to recruit more female executives.
The Financial Reporting Council updated the code after research found that just 8.8% of director positions in companies on the [...]
The female breadwinner is a rising trend in the UK, according to new research published this week.
A study by Aviva found a tenfold increase in the number of dads staying at home to care for young children while their partner goes out to work.
Over 600,000 men now stay at home to look after their kids [...]
Women who fail to contribute to a pension fund could be leaving themselves open to difficulty during their retirement years, a pensions expert has claimed.
Laura Goodman, director of corporate communications at Rockingham Retirement, said an increasing number of women are not putting money aside for retirement.
She made the comments after research by Standard Life found [...]
A report by Prudential has revealed that the average male pension is more than £7,000 a year higher than the female pension.
The survey found that a man who draws his pension in 2010 will receive an average retirement income of £19,593, while a woman will receive £12,169.
However, the survey shows that the average annual pension [...]
According to the Pensions Advisory Service, only a third of women currently receive the full state pension.
Many women miss out on a full state pension if they stop working or opt to work part-time to bring up their children.
As a result, they are missing out on National Insurance contributions due to leaving the [...]
A survey has found that women in the UK’s financial sector receive around 80% less pay than their male counterparts.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) established that, on average, women earn £2,875 in performance related pay, compared to £14,554 for men.
Published today, the Commission’s Finance Sector Inquiry, is the first time this type of [...]