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Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... the US economy to expand 2.2% in 2025 under a second Trump presidency, followed by 2.7% growth in 2026. deVere chief executive Nigel Green said Biden's decision to pull out of the race has put the markets on edge. "With Biden stepping down, the primary ...

ESG safe from layoffs in tight jobs market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Amidst mass redundancies, ESG roles remain safe - for now. However, job seekers face fierce competition in an employer-driven market with slow recruitment processes and rampant ghosting. A shortage of ESG pros coupled with keen demand for specialist ...

Cbus bolsters ESG integration with new hire

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Seasoned responsible investment and ESG leader Talieh Williams has joined Cbus Super to drive integration of ESG risk and opportunity across portfolios. In the role of head of ESG integration, Williams will support the creation of long-term returns ...

Glass ceiling persists despite record women chairs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Nicola Wakefield Evans is chair of the 30% Club Australia, a group of corporates working to increase women on boards and executive levels to a minimum of 30%. She said it is not clear why the ASX 20 has no female chairs. "The ASX 20 is leading the way ...

TelstraSuper appoints ESG lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
TelstraSuper has appointed a new head of ESG who will report directly to chief investment officer Graeme Miller. Priya Patel has officially been promoted to the role after serving in an interim capacity for five months. "With her proven expertise and ...

Responsible investing pro moves company-side

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Belinda White has joined a healthcare company to firm up ESG reporting and lend a hand to investor relations, after leaving First Sentier Investors in May. She joins Telix Pharmaceuticals as director of investor relations and ESG - a newly created role ...

Prime role for AI in impact decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Michael Kollo, a high-profile AI specialist to its board as a strategic advisor for the launch. He joins quant investor, executive director Adam Randall, and non-executive director, sustainability and impact, Désirée Lucchese. "There are few people ...

Funds SA, Mercer Super make key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Mercer Super, replacing Jan Swinhoe who stepped down after a decade on the board. Marsh McLennan's Pacific chief executive and Mercer's Pacific president, David Bryant acknowledged Swinhoe's significant contributions to Mercer Super as a ...

NAB funds DEI workplace research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... carefully while tracking the impact of intersectional considerations." NAB Foundation is funding the research. Group executive people and culture Sarah White said the firm sees this research "as crucial to supporting First Nations thought leadership ...

HMC Capital announces new $50m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... identified other complementary bolt-on opportunities which are currently under review." Stor-Energy co-founder, chief executive and managing director of Stor-Energy Gerard Dover said he is pleased to have secured the partnership with HMC Capital. "We ...