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UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... initiative to increase the number of women on boards and in senior management and has published a number of papers on board diversity.

Lighthouse Infrastructure hires Alex O'Dea as investment director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... insights are highly complementary to those of our existing team members," Johnston said. "Her appointment will add to the diversity of our team, further strengthen our investment offering and ultimately generate better outcomes for our investors and ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... massive workplace deployment and shift from the institutions of offices to home-based interactions. Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia It will be an undefined long period before corporate, investment, government and community leaders can assess ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Future IM/Pact, an initiative aimed at increasing the diversity of talent coming into investment management industry, has entered its second calendar year of operations and building off of a base of 350 highly engaged female students. Yolanda Beattie ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Capital Management. JPMAM believes managing human capital effectively (e.g. workplace standards, education & training, diversity and gender equality) is a critical component to maintaining a productive workforce. Stakeholder engagement. JPMAM "thinks ...

ASX200 boards above 30% women in aggregate, but six have none

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Armour, AICD CEO and managing director. "However, it is still the top Australian companies that lead the way on gender diversity." The report noted that 56 ASX100 boards have reached the 30% target, while 32 ASX50 boards have reached that target and ...

Green bond issuance could hit close to US$300 billion: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... straightforward, but it's amazing how few companies are providing us with even that disclosure." Insight Investment notes that the diversity of green bond issuance improved in 2019, with the telecommunication sector now part of the market. The Netherlands ...

Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Australian small and mid-cap listed companies listed governance, diversity, safety and equality as their top three material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, as well as areas of future improvement, according to a survey conducted by ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs surpass $1 billion funds under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... supply chain concerns. In addition, both ETHI and FAIR are the first ethical ETFs in the market to include a gender diversity screen, screening out companies that do not have female board representation. BetaShares launched a third, ethical, fixed income ...

Local Government Super appoints Claudia Bels as board director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... the LGS board. Bels is the third independent non-executive director to join as part of recent changes to broaden the diversity, and strengthen specific skills on the LGS board, the fund said. Bels is an experienced non-executive director and committee ...