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30% women a minimum for boards under new ACSI policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... mark." ACSI and its members are also encouraging companies to develop a timeframe within which they will achieve gender balance (40:40:20) on their boards. "Having 30% gender diversity on Australian boards has shifted from a target to aspire to a minimum ...

ESG salaries revealed, talent shortage predicted as demand surges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... management, and more. Gvalda said that although the report did not include a gender analysis, the survey showed a strong gender balance between female and male candidates compared to the broader financial services industry, with 52% of ESG candidates ...

140 years to gender parity in finance: OMFIF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
It will take more than a century for central banks and other financial institutions to reach gender balance in leadership, according to the Gender Balance Index 2023. The index, released by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) ...

Critical talent shortage could stall net zero progress: Hays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... and gas sector," Kent said. "The green workforce will be far more equitable and have greater diversity and better gender balance, but that implies that we'll be able to find that talent. "Even if we're able to transition every worker in the oil and sector ...

Gender imbalance persists in ASX200

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... of which three have never appointed a female director. Overseas, the UK's FTSE 100 is inching towards to the gender balance target of 40%, up from 36.2% at the beginning of 2021, according to the 30% Club. The FTSE 250 now has a 36.8% representation ...

"Dismal" stats for women in ASX leadership roles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... the better the representation of women. "We know that those companies perform better, perform better because of gender balance," Mostyn said. "In this census data, it's the top performing companies in the ASX50 that have the greatest balance in gender ...

No all male-boards on ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... increase both the number of women, and diversity of experience on boards. "There is more work to be done to achieve gender balance, which we define as a minimum of 40% women, 40% men and 20% unallocated to allow flexibility for board renewal. Listed ...

Fund manager sets gender diversity target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... investment/research or quantitative analysts, traders and other relevant staff. The WIM Charter is designed to help improve gender balance in investment management, through the introduction of additional accountability and transparency mechanisms to ...

ASX companies join 40:40 Vision

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Ten ASX-listed companies have committed to achieving gender balance in their senior leadership as part of the 40:40 Vision initiative. ANZ, BHP, BlueScope, Domino's, IGO, Ramsay Health Care, SkyCity, South32, Tabcorp and Webjet have signed up to the ...

More women on ASX200 boards, but lag in CEO and chair roles: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Women now hold more than a third of board seats on the ASX200, but still lag in chair and chief executive roles, according to analysis by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI released its research in time for International ...