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NZ Super appoints Rosemary Vilgan to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... their experience, training and expertise in the management of financial investments, as well as their mix of complementary skills," Savage said. "Rosemary's deep experience in the Australasian investment sector brings a unique perspective to the Guardians ...

Microfinance provider Grameen Australia hires Adam Mooney

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... incomes and driving large scale economic mobility, with women representing 70% of clients. Grameen works through developing skills and capabilities of people with a small business or an idea for a business through team-based support and work, Mooney ...

Aurecon directors appointed to FIDIC Sustainable Development Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... ensure that our committees and other representative bodies better reflect geographic diversification and have the right skills set to be more effective in a changing marketplace," Ogunshakin said. "Competition was stiff to sit on these revamped committees ...

AMP Capital regards long term impacts of COVID-19, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... companies could do with working on their stress testing and resilience management. That plays into corporate governance, skills on the board and the ability to do crisis planning." This leads to AMP Capital's work on board construction and appropriate ...

Poor disclosure around labour hire workforce in listed companies: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... visibility of workforce composition, including diversity, and reduced workforce development, due to less access to training and skills acquisition. The impacts on workforce development and skill acquisitions is noted in some company reports, Hepworth ...

Green tech can fuel net-zero transition, stimulus: ClimateWorks Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... "Australia is one of the counties in the world with the highest sources of cheap renewables, good research and engineering skills, and really big opportunities for carbon capture and storage and soil sequestration. It's an ideal mix of resources and ...

UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
The UN Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) has appointed corporate governance expert Pru Bennett to its board of directors. Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director Bennett is a former managing director of Blackrock with more than 20 years' experience ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... design - job description, key performance measures, how are you going to measure job performance irrespective of location, skills and talents." Beyond that, one of the challenges beyond merely design is to also foster a sense of culture and intimacy ...

Future IM/Pact builds database of female students interested in finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... national reach and helping students get a much more in-depth understanding of both the industry dynamics and the core tech skills of identifying value in markets and identifying investment strategies," Beattie said. "Our virtual internship program with ...

Companies have responsibility to meld profit and purpose: IBM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... within, and 71% of Australians were more likely to conduct business with a company working to promote quality jobs and skills, including investing in the future of the workforce. IBM's Global Purpose Study used an international sample of 7,020 adults ...