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Westpac commits to recruiting 400 Indigenous university interns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... an initiative linked to the banking group's commitment to creating "meaningful career opportunities" for Indigenous Australians, as outlined in its 2014-2017 Reconciliation Action Plan. The bank is a foundation partner of CareerTrackers since 2011, and ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, Suncorp pilot microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... because the partnership model allows the insurer to gain better understanding of the insurance needs of lower income Australians and how to design a product to meet those needs, said Lisa Harrison, executive general manager, customer product and pricing ...

Diversity Council Australia urges employer action in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... for Cracking the Cultural Ceiling: Future Proofing Your Business in the Asian Century. The report finds that Asian-Australians represent 9.3% of the Australian labour force, but only 4.9% are in senior executive levels, a situation that the DCA calls ...

Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Mercer is revisiting the topic of a 2011 study examining the strategic asset allocation implications of climate change scenarios, partnering with a group of institutional investors that manage more than US$1.5 trillion in assets under management. Helga ...

NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch national campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... low-interest loans, with an interest rate of 3.99%, which are administered by NAB. One in six, or 3.1 million adult Australians, is financially excluded and unable to access a bank account, small credit or insurance policy, Good Shepherd Microfinance ...

SVA CEO calls for new investment model for social change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... funding growth, we haven't made much progress on the core moral and economic issue we face in this country; that many Australians live in a continuing cycle of exclusion and cannot participate fully in the community. It's time to think afresh about how ...

JBWere: private ancillary funds increase in size, distributions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... been an increase in the number of PAFs being established, and in the amount given. To me it says that more well off Australians are in a way leading the way and the PAF just happens to be the most popular structure right now.... Our best estimate is ...

Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... report, Cracking the Cultural Ceiling: Future Proofing Your Business in the Asian Century. The report finds that Asian-Australians represent 9.3% of the Australian labour force, but only 4.9% are in senior executive levels, a situation that the report's ...

Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... provide protection for consumers via tight regulation, rates of smoking will fall," she said. "Eighty-three percent of Australians choose not to smoke, and of the 17% that do, the majority regret that they started and are looking to quit. Do we need ...

RIAA: Increased public demand for responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... the onus is on the superannuation fund community to understand what the public want. If that is the case that most Australians expect that their money isn't invested in assets that damage the environment or have poor social performance, wholesale investors ...