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Future Generation chief executive steps down

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... of Future Generation Women, which was the first-of-its-kind as an investment fund managed entirely by women to advance gender equality. Wilson Asset Management and current chief investment officer Lee Hopperton will undertake a leadership role until ...

Gender equity boosts company performance, market value: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Companies that embed gender equity as part of their strategy tend to deliver better performance and can boost market value, new research from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) shows. Companies with more balanced leadership teams are more likely ...

Minderoo commits $9m to boost ocean impact investment

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... committed over $125 million across a diverse portfolio of impact investments, including in areas across natural ecosystems, gender equality, thriving communities, and plastics and human health. Meanwhile, Forrest, on behalf of Minderoo Foundation, has ...

Gender diversity in corporate Australia stalling: CEW Census

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
The gender balance in the ASX 300 is stalling, with 18 companies having no women in executive and leadership teams and more than 40% having no women in the running for the top job. Chief Executive Women's (CEW) latest Census on senior executives reveals ...

HESTA outlines priorities to ASX 300 boards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... ownership. The three areas of priority are: an investment focus on global resilience, climate change and natural capital, and gender equality and decent work. "Our commitment to responsible investing is vital to how we aim to deliver strong, long-term ...

Global X ETFs on a hiring spree, readies for $12bn FUM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... to Australian investors." Zaika said half of the group's employees joined Global X within the last two years. Addressing gender equity in the workplace, he also pointed out that women account for nearly 50 per cent of Global X's workforce and more women ...

Female participation in the workforce hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) welcomed the strong lift in both employment and pay for women. "This new data shows the gender pay gap has been stubbornly high for decades but now it is finally coming down - thanks to the collective efforts of working ...

Super fund rejects bullying, sexism allegations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... and dismissed the concerns of female staff." The complaint also allegedly stated that Hill downplayed the organisation's gender pay gap. According to Workplace Gender Equality Agency data, CSC has one of the highest gender pay gaps in the financial services ...

ESG experts' earning potential revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... tech system design (9.6%), legal (7.8%) and mining (6.9%) sectors also reported strong salary growth. Hays also found that gender inequality persists. "In Australia, the gender pay gap remains, with females earning 10% less than their male counterparts ...

Gender diversity, overboarding top of mind for instos: Georgeson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The lack of gender diversity, independence and 'overboarding,' are some of the top reasons why institutional investors voted against directors, according to Georgeson, after analysing trends in the latest mini-AGM season. Analysing the AGM season between ...