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Outgoing APRA deputy governor calls for greater board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... outgoing APRA deputy governor Helen Rowell said "genuine diversity is still lacking around too many board tables" in the financial sector. In her final speech as APRA deputy governor, Rowell touched on a variety of governance issues, and pointed to "gathering ...

Are companies drowning in a sea of ESG requests?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... power and investors are allowing them to make decisions... we have to work to bridge that gap of understanding," said UK Financial Reporting Council head of stewardship Claudia Chapman. In the UK they are not facing this problem, Chapman added, as most ...

Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... government will continue to have a vital role in financing and delivering such services it can't do it alone and we need financial markets to urgently allocate and incentivise capital - both public and private - to the services and infrastructure that ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... products and product strategies. ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester this week outlined a plan for the corporate, market and financial services regulator to proactively supervise and enforce governance, transparency and disclosure standards in relation to ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... affordable renewable energy powering new jobs and new industry in our regions and suburbs. Sister publication Financial Standard noted that the allocations are accompanied by Accompanying this will be a New Energy Apprenticeships program to deliver 10,000 ...

Companies urged to act on greenwashing ahead of new ISSB framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... emphasised that misleading environmental claims not only impact an organisation's reputation but can also lead to legal, financial, and regulatory pressures and penalties, which the ACCC is expected to impose more frequently in the future. She said ...

ESG salaries revealed, talent shortage predicted as demand surges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the entire investment sector is abating, according to Kaizen Recruitment's ESG/Responsible Investment Professionals Financial Services Salary Guide 2023. Simon Gvalda, ESG recruitment specialist at Kaizen, said demand for specialised skills in the funds ...

New collaboration to create TCFD for social risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Taskforce on Inequality-related Financial Disclosures (TIFD) and the Taskforce on Social-related Financial Disclosures (TSFD) have announced their consolidation into a single initiative to address social and inequality risks in financial reporting. ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... another positive step as we move forward to achieve those goals." The program will be managed by the Australian Office of Financial Management and is slated to begin in mid-2024 following the development of a Green Bonds Framework and engagement with ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... to transition to best practice and strengthen modern slavery risk management. "I don't see any trade-offs between financial returns and human rights," Carlsson added. The challenge with supply chain transparency The main responses to seafood slavery ...