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Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... the S in ESG." In its 2020 engagement report, Ausbil reported that it held over 170 engagements with boards and leaders at ASX listed companies, noting "many of these meetings focused on positive change and growth companies had achieved in ESG performance ...

Wholesale managed funds continue strong performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Information Financial Market Performance report. Overall, equities returns for the month of January were "a mixed bag," with the S&P ASX 200 returning 0.3% of the month. Emerging markets had the strongest index performance, with a 3.7% return in Australian ...

Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Australian boards may be setting ethical values for companies, but routine actions by CEOs and other executives may not reflect those values, posing serious risks for companies, according to research published by the Actuaries Institute. The research ...

More women on ASX200 boards, but lag in CEO and chair roles: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... voted their shareholdings with great effect to reduce the number of zero-women boards and increase gender diversity across the ASX. "In 2021, it is no longer acceptable to have zero women on the board of a large Australian company. For laggards, the ...

Hiring culturally diverse women improves organisational leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Increasing diversity in leadership teams requires companies to support women and people from culturally diverse backgrounds in applying for positions, and results in improved organisational decision making. In honour of International Women's Day ...

BetaShares to launch climate change innovation ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
BetaShares will launch another sustainability-linked ETF on the ASX. The BetaShares Climate Change Innovation ETF (ERTH) is designed to provide investors with exposure to global companies "at the forefront of tackling today's climate and environmental ...

Ausbil drops fossil fuel companies from sustainable fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... model is based in deep fundamental ESG research, engagement and advocacy across the universe of investable companies on the ASX. As part of this investment backdrop, Ausbil sees themes like decarbonisation and global warming are driving a growing energy ...

Clean Energy-based ETF to list on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... will launch an ETF based on the clean energy sector. VanEck is finalising preparation of the Vectors Global Clean Energy ETF (ASX: CLNE), which is expected to commence trading on the ASX in coming weeks. CLNE will track the S&P Global Clean Energy Index ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... into action for those with greatest impact. With clients such as NASA, US Navy, Federal and State agencies in Australia, and ASX listed companies, IdeaScale does this with governments and industry across the world with employee, customer and citizen-led ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... on ethnic diversity. "Nearly 50% of the FTSE 100 don't have ethnic representation on the board, and 90% of directors on the ASX 300 come from Anglo-Celtic backgrounds," Baig said. "We have an understanding of what best practice looks like, and that revolves ...