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Future IM/Pact signs two new partners, launches student events

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... management and provide opportunities to gain exposure to the industry. One of the specific aims is to increase the number of women in the industry. Challenger Limited and Macquarie Securities are the latest organisations to join the campaign aimed at ...

ACSI updates gender diversity policy to apply to ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... (ACSI) has updated its gender diversity policy to extend to ASX201-300 companies, meaning that ASX200 boards with one or zero women directors could face a vote against directors seeking re-election. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI implemented a gender ...

The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... is a risk. If you look at governance, we know that diverse teams make better decisions than non-diverse teams, and hiring women and minorities add incrementally to performance. Team based decisions outperform non-team based decision." Slater broke companies ...

ACSI names Kate Griffiths to executive manager role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Senior Associate at Blake Dawson (now Ashurst). She is a graduate of the AICD Company Directors Program, Chief Executive Women's Leadership Program, and a fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. "I am very excited to be joining ACSI at this ...

Q&A: Yolanda Beattie, Mercer, talks Future IM/Pact initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... IM/Pact, aimed at increasing the diversity of talent coming into the investment management industry, specifically the lack of women coming into - and progressing through - the industry. Future IM/Pact is an employee value proposition designed to help ...

ACCR, CAER study gender pay gap at ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... equity, although the vast majority have conducted analysis to determination if they are any remuneration gaps between men and women, according to a new report by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) and CAER. Brynn O'Brien, executive ...

Persistent and increasing bonus pay pushes up ASX100 remuneration: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... reports." ACSI again noted that there are too few female CEOs in the ASX200 to analyse gender pay equality. There are four women who are CEOs of ASX100 companies, and five women who are ASX101-200 CEOS. "There were more CEOs called Andrew in the ASX100 ...

Women make up 30% of ASX100 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Women now account for 30% of board positions across the ASX100, and 27.7% of the ASX200, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The year to date female appointment rate for ASX200 boards stands at 49%, down from 50% for the ...

IFC invests US$75m in Garanti Bank gender bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... invested US$75 million in a bond issue by Turkey's Garanti Bank that will finance enterprises and companies owned or managed by women. The new bond has a six-year term maturity and is the first private sector gender bond in emerging markets dedicated ...

Male carers face "career trap" for seeking flexible working: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... CEO and ambassador for Flexible Working Day. "Increasingly organisations are looking for ways to provide flexibility for women, however men with caring responsibilities, who also want to work flexibly, suffer stigma and a lack of respect. Men and women ...