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New industry body to promote women in financial services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
A new industry organisation aimed at ensuring that women reach executive positions in the financial services sector has claimed that quotas are not necessary to increasing the diversity of senior management. Judith Beck Financial Executive Women (FEW) ...

IIRC, IASB agree to more cooperation on reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... the development of the integrated corporate reporting framework. IASB Board Chairman Hans Hoogervorst, and IIRC Chief Executive Paul Druckman have signed a memorandum of understanding that demonstrates the two organisations' common interests in improving ...

Australian Ethical survey identifies savings as top priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... as a director of Allen Consulting Group. Cole has worked for the past 17 years as a senior investment consultant and executive at Mercer's investment consulting business, including acting as head of business in the Asia Pacific region. He is currently ...

Jessica Robinson named ASrIA general manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
The Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) has hired Jessica Robinson as general manager. Robinson has worked for over 15 years in professional services and business consulting, with specialism in the financial services ...

RIAA hires Simon O'Connor as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has hired Simon O'Connor as its new chief executive. O'Connor comes to RIAA from the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), where he was leading economic advisor. While at ACF, he played a ...

70% of suppliers see climate change as supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... implications. "This research illuminates fragility in the global supply chain mode," said Paul Simpson, CDP's chief executive officer in a statement. " The marked difference in the sustainable actions of companies and their suppliers highlights a missed ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... latest report by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries highlights the risk to pension investments, said Julian Poulter, executive director of the AODP, who read the report. "The value of all these investments is under enormous threat from resource constraints," ...

Net Balance launches research and development institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... increase our research capability and to develop our research knowledge to assist our clients," said Terence Jeyaretnam, executive director, Net Balance. "This also means that our ability to collaborate and work with academic and research institutions ...

ESG factors impact on private equity valuation, dealmaking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... dealmaking process and how they can affect not only whether a deal happens but also its price," said James Gifford, executive director of PRI, in a statement. "Today, trade buyers are an important exit route for private equity investments and Limited ...

Greencape Capital hires Jonathan Koh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Equity fund manager Greencape Capital has appointed Jonathan Koh to the role of investor, responsible for stock analysis and selection. Jonathan Koh Greencape is a AU$3.97bn fund manager led by Matthew Ryland and David Pace, both ex-Merrill Lynch/BlackRock. ...