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Former bank whistleblower departs UniSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... have commenced working as a consultant and am helping to deliver a significant piece of work in the financial services industry. Returning to working as a consultant was not on my bingo card this year but if my experience to date is anything to go by ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... investment managers," court documents show. Justice Horan said "it is vital that consumers in the financial services industry can have confidence in ESG claims made by providers of financial products and services. "As is the case in many other industries ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... investment by 2050 to transition the energy system and realise net zero opportunities. He said the "financial services industry will play a central role," particularly in how private capital is attracted and deployed. On the government's end, it's ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
A whopping 80% of the gender pay gap can be attributed to women being paid less than men within the same occupation, a new economic analysis shows. After analysing tax data, economic research organisation E61 Institute compared men and women of similar ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... our commitment to taking on misleading marketing and greenwashing claims made by companies in the financial services industry. It sends a strong message to companies making sustainable investment claims that they need to reflect the true position." ASIC ...

Greenwashing remains a priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... from the country's largest superannuation funds, gathered to hear several of the country's financial services industry heavyweights talk about a host of ESG issues. A recurring theme in early morning sessions was 'greenwashing', an industry ...

Mind the gap: Women in ESG may earn more than broader finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Recruitment said that in ESG roles the gender balance "is a lot more balanced than we see the broader financial services industry being". According to the firm's internal database on ESG within financial services, the gender split between males and females ...

ASIC takes Vanguard to court over further greenwashing claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... online. "ASIC will continue its focus on alleged greenwashing conduct and we continue to stress to the financial services industry that if exclusions in investments are promised, these exclusions need to be applied and promises upheld," Court said. Vanguard ...

ESG salaries revealed, talent shortage predicted as demand surges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the survey showed a strong gender balance between female and male candidates compared to the broader financial services industry, with 52% of ESG candidates on Kaizen's ESG recruitment database female. He said the company is looking to conduct a gendered ...

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... A prominent Australian First Nations academic has called on Australia's business community and financial services industry to signal their support for the Voice referendum to be held between October and December 2023. In a discussion held at the ...