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SSGA abandons gender diversity targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has ditched its gender diversity efforts eight years after it championed the Fearless Girl campaign, which pushed for the representation of women in senior leadership positions. SSGA previously pushed for listed companies ...

Sandi Orleow joins ECP board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... include Pengana International Equities, Sydney Financial Forum, Active Super, ACT Treasury and chairs the Australian CFA Diversity Council. "Sandi has a passion for innovation, diversity and inclusion. Her involvement and active engagement with professional ...

BlackRock ditches diversity targets, drops hiring mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... said. "Recently, there have been a number of significant changes to the US legal and policy environment related to [diversity, equity and inclusion] that apply to many companies, including BlackRock. "In light of this, we are conducting an ongoing review ...

Australian Ethical sees path through anti-ESG push

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... investors to buy assets at more attractive prices. "For most ethical investors, 'drill baby drill', the dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and reversal of the plastic straw ban, are initial actions that seem to have turned back ...

Economists brace for an uncertain future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... the near term, but China's rising influence presents a geopolitical challenge that US tariffs are designed to address. Diversity, equity and inclusion Beyond trade and economic uncertainty, Jackson highlighted the importance of diversity and inclusion ...

Investors still drawn to DEI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Goldman Sachs are the latest to de-emphasise diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies due to new US government directives. The US political climate is driving pushback against ESG, with corporates ...

ART, MLC AM, HESTA name directors

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... firm. She also sits on the board of the Australian Military Bank and is the chair of the Financial Services Council Diversity Working Group for the Funds Management Board Committee. Finally, HESTA has added a paediatrician and senior health manager to ...

Google's DEI dump may tank ESG score

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Google's decision to walk back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring initiatives will likely tank Alphabet's ESG score, exclude it from indices and funds, and impact investor demand. With several US firms rolling back DEI, there is ...

Canadian pension fund names new CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Beaudoin's experience and track record of "building direct investment platforms, working with entrepreneurs, and managing a diversity of stakeholders" make him well-positioned "to lead CGF." The pension scheme returned 7.2% for the 2024 fiscal year. ...

Trump Paris exit "bad news" for rest of world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... administration. He exited the Paris Agreement and vowed to maximise US oil and gas production and exploration. At least a dozen diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and LGBTQ+ and racial equity rights were wound back, with Trump stating ...