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Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... reflecting the broader college-educated population and the Equity & Inclusion Index which compares employee engagement across different employee populations aiming for there to be no difference in experience and access to opportunities. "For the diversity ...

Hiring culturally diverse women improves organisational leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... backgrounds enhances an organisation's decision-making abilities. "If we hire more culturally diverse women, you hire different creative abilities and get better problem solving," she said. "People who come from different backgrounds, we have our ...

C-suite executives cite climate as top risk to growth: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... 17%, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at 15%, and macroeconomic performance and outlook at 13%. Globally, the results were different, with company executives viewing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as the top risk to growth. The relative concern for ...

Calculating the social cost of carbon: Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... state governments "have been using SCC to quantify the environmental impact of proposed regulations since 2010, and different SCC values have been used over the last decade." Dimensional also pointed out that in February, the Biden administration updated ...

We must approach public equities with an 'impact' mindset

KATHRYN MCDONALD, HEIDI RIDLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
When asked about 'impact', the first reaction of many investors is to point to private markets. We argue that, if we are indeed to achieve the massive social and environmental objectives that are needed, we must enlist the public markets, specifically ...

Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... APAC response in determining who gets vaccinated when. Every country is stratifying differently, and each country has a different approach to who gets it first." Clare Payne, EY fellow for trust and ethics, also pointed to supply chain as not just a ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... do is a mapping exercise," Brodie said. "You want to begin by understanding the footprint of business and taking that different lens to mapping your operations, your investments, and your own supply chain and the supply chain potentially of those you ...

Investors lag in integrating climate risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Investors are increasingly acknowledging climate change as a major risk, but some have not yet incorporated it in investment processes, according to PGIM. PGIM has released research, Weathering Climate Change: Opportunities and Risks in an Altered Investment ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... management in listed companies tend to be the same type of conversations that other teams have, and we can influence in different ways," Palos said. "Whereas credit, in my experience, they can engage, but there a bit more like passengers. But of course ...

Australian businesses march on with ESG integration: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... question for Australia is how can the enormous experience and talent and value of an older population be leveraged in different, non-orthodox ways." "Four in five Australian organisations don't offer phased retirement as an option to retain this vital ...