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DEI code to boost retention: CFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... 190-strong cohort represents nearly 30 per cent of global assets under management. DEI programs can have a serious economic impact when done properly. A 2015 McKinsey Global Institute report found that addressing the gender gap alone in global workforces ...

Australia fails benchmark for female-led funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolio managers. Firms can remedy this by awarding more mandates to candidates with less experience and considering the impact of career breaks and the experience gap on women when making these appointments," the report read. The average portfolio ...

Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Concerns regarding potential delays in clean energy project approvals and the impact on sector investment by Nature Positive laws are the result of lobbying from mining groups, according to a finance think tank. Negotiations continue in Canberra over ...

Podcast: The Right to Disconnect and toxic corporate culture with Emma Pringle

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... investors, asset managers, and boards respond when workplaces are exposed as dysfunctional or 'toxic' - and what impact this has on business performance. The host of The Greener Way is Rose Mary Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability. ...

Executives urge Canberra to move faster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Aussie executives unanimously believe in their companies' ability to grow while reducing greenhouse gas emissions but want Canberra to move faster, according to Deloitte. The professional services firm's annual CxO Sustainability Report, which ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... for cover. This was because there were concerns consumers would not undertake testing if they thought it might adversely impact the cost of their insurance. Under the moratorium, insurers could only request or use the results of a genetic test if the ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... areas of concern for investors" and it is "encouraging" the ASX300 to prioritise these issues "given the potential negative impact to long-term financial performance," Blakey said. Climate and nature HESTAs climate engagement this year will focus on ...

Climate finance gets $100bn boost: ADB

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... level of ambition and focus for ADB's work and will ensure we meet the moment through bold action and transformative impact." Last year the bank reformed its capital management to unlock $100 billion in new funding capacity over the next decade. ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Energy Markets Research Centre. "Allocating land to solar energy has generated growing concern in rural communities on its impact to agriculture, and in the race to net zero, it is critically important for Australian governments to invest in agrivoltaics ...

Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... financial support' as a payment into their super accounts is disingenuous," she said. "Due to compound interest, the impact on a woman's finances is $7500 at retirement not simply the $2900. This proposal does not contribute towards closing the ...