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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 ...

Australian Ethical loses super chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment superannuation chief Ross Piper has departed the fund and will shortly take up a new role as Global CEO for the Fred Hollows Foundation. Piper confirmed his departure, saying he finished at the $9 billion fund before the ...

Quant fund hires from JP Morgan

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Alternative fund manager East Coast Capital Management has snared a JP Morgan investment lead as its chief executive. Haslinger is tasked with growing the Sydney-based systematic fund manager's assets under management, focusing on wholesale and ...

Australian Ethical loses super chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical's superannuation chief Ross Piper has departed the fund and will shortly take up a new role as global chief executive of the Fred Hollows Foundation. Piper confirmed his departure, saying he finished at the $13 billion fund before ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Donald Trump has officially been sworn in as the 47th US President as he takes on his second, non-consecutive term. Trump took to the stage for his "Day 1" official address unleashing a raft of executive orders and reaffirming his America first policies. ...

Meta fact-checking move unsettles ethical investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Meta's decision to swap fact-checking for user-generated community labelling has created a dilemma for responsible investors. While U Ethical and other fund managers exclude the social media giant for ESG non-compliance, others - including Vanguard ...

Top consulting firms pilot SAP carbon tool

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Accenture, Deloitte and PwC sign on to a new carbon accounting system developed by tech giant SAP. EY and TCS also joined the three heavyweights in backing the new platform called the SAP Green Ledger. The new platform aims to be the most comprehensive ...

ART beefs up analytics team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has recruited two specialists to help lead its strategic, digital, and cultural transformation. First up, Sarah Dunn has been appointed general manager of transformation. She joins from Victorian Funds Management Corporation ...

ASX100 slavery disclosure strong

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
More than 50 listed companies including the big banks Westpac, National Australian Bank, ANZ and CommBank, scored the highest marks on their modern slavery report, but several trailed behind including Janus Henderson, Harvey Norman and Block. Research ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Coles and Wesfarmers have been named among the most successful case studies of company engagement in the fight against slavery. Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking Asia Pacific (IAST APAC) published its annual report this week highlighting investor ...