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Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... than women are." As a result, Beattie says that she anticipates that under any pay transparency regimes, fund managers and banks are likely to reveal significant pay gaps. "Pay transparency adds another level of pressure on organisations to put the processes ...

ASX200 see material biodiversity risks: Martin Currie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... biodiversity. In addition to the risks and dependencies, the survey highlighted financial opportunities as well - Martin Curie found banks and insurance companies see opportunities for the development of markets for ecosystem services and biodiversity ...

APRA publishes results of banking climate vulnerability assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Authority (APRA) has published the findings of its first Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) of Australia's five largest banks and signaled that the insurance industry is likely to be the next regulated sector to participate in the exercise. The ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... results of banking CVA The climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) that APRA conducted with Australia's five largest banks is likely to be expanded to other industries overseen by the prudential regulator, including super funds and insurers, according ...

ASIC greenwashing investigations continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... demand enormous investment, which will be channelled through the markets and entities regulated by ASIC." Longo said central banks "now suggest that climate policy sits alongside fiscal and monetary policy, as the third pillar of macro-economic policy." ...

APRA flags extension of climate vulnerability asssessment to super, insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) that APRA conducted with Australia's five largest banks is likely to be expanded to other industries overseen by the prudential regulator, including super funds and insurers, according to deputy chair Helen ...

MAS sustainability adviser speaks to Sinagpore/Australian collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... "There are already some good examples for blended finance, particularly if you look at any of the multilateral development banks," she said. "They have some great examples. But it's not moving fast enough. We know that we need to access private capital ...

Global green bond market continues to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... characteristics of green bonds overall. "We see a lot of volatility in the market based on geopolitics, inflation, and central banks acting to tackle inflation," Broustra said. "What we observe is during those phases of the market, we feel there's ...

First Sentier Investors hires industry exec to new ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... where she was associate director, financials on the firm's on the institutional desk, advising large institutions on banks, insurers and diversified financials. Prior to this, she was a senior analyst with Ownership Matters, a corporate governance ...

Equipsuper hires new head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... well placed to navigate "an increasingly volatile market outlook and foster future growth," the fund said. "With central banks around the world determined to bring inflation under control, even at the expense of economic prosperity, we believe it's not ...