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Financial Impact Action Plan program to target exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... financial resilience for large numbers of people experiencing financial exclusion and hardship," with a particular focus on women experiencing financial hardship, said Good Shepherd Microfinance. The structure of FIAPs is similar other sorts of action ...

Controlled companies underperformed non-controlled firms: IRRCi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... non-controlled companies. Director tenure is longer at controlled firms, and controlled firms boardrooms are less diverse. "Women and minority directors are less common at controlled companies compared with non-controlled firms," IRCCi said. "The proportion ...

UCA Funds Management supports 30% women on boards target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management will support the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI)'s goal of seeing women comprise 30% of ASX200 board positions by 2018. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management The ethical fund manager will monitor the proportion ...

Workplace diversity a driver of innovation: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... accountable for achieving them. Take advantage of smart and flexible work technologies and make them available to men and women across all levels of your organisation. Address biases in recruitment and retention that may be preventing women, people with ...

Elizabeth Proust appointed AICD chairman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... seeks to increase its impact." Proust thanked Smith for his four years' service on the AICD board. See Also: AICD backs 30% women ASX200 directors target Board skills matrix an assessment opportunity

ACSI annual report outlines 2015-2018 strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... social and governance investment manager. She took over from former ACSI CEO Gordon Hagart, who returned to Europe. See Also: Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity Average CEO ...

Cbus Super hires new investment manager - ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Portfolio Carbon Initiative, a scheme leader for the International Society of Sustainable Professionals and mentor for Executive Women Australia. In her role at GE Capital, she also participated in working groups and forums such as the World Resources ...

Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Appointing more women to Australian boards could be "ushering in generational change," according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI has released its 14th annual report, Board Composition and ...

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... diversity policy within the guidelines will inform out voting from 2017 onwards." Last year, ACSI set a policy target of 30% women on each ASX 200 board by the end of 2017. A decision to recommend against re-election would happen on a case-by-base basis ...

Data security a governance concern: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... we've been talking for years about this with companies. In the last two years, boards have been saying they're looking for women, and those preferably with tech skills." See Also: Environmental, economic risks also present opportunities