ASIAN WOMEN TRAIL MEN IN PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT

Men are taking the lead in decision-making across most aspects of financial planning, according to HSBC’s latest report: The Future of Retirement: Why family matters. Conducted by Cicero Consulting across over 17,000 people in 17 countries, with more than 7,300 from Asia, HSBC’s survey explores changing attitudes towards retirement and financial planning. Sixty-eight per cent of Asian men and 65% of men worldwide say they make all or most of the financial decisions in the household, compared to 58% and 53% of women in Asia and globally, respectively. The only…

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Women motorcycle drivers are increasing in numbers and are taking courses to learn how

Data from the Motorcycle Industry Council has shown that between 2003 and 2008, the number of women who own and drive motorcycles has increased by 52 percent, and many of those women are putting in the time and effort to learn how to ride the bike by taking a course. According to the Westside Motorcycle Academy (WMA) – which offers a course approved by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation – more than half of their riders are female. In fact, the school is also owned by two women, Amanda Cunningham and…

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