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Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Department of Finance and Trade (DFAT) are part of a steering committee backing Indonesia's move to raise $1.5 billion in gender-based capital by next year. The agreement was struck at a roundtable meeting on Indonesia's sustainable development goals ...

QIC backs new venture capital initiative

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... teams in Queensland are women, and that drops to one in 10 at the General Partner level," Baker said. "We recognise the gender gap is a very real challenge and there is work to be done. Particularly as Queensland's VC ecosystem continues to grow ...

Women continue to lag in asset management

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Women make up 28% of the industry, but at the current rate of promotion and retention, investment teams will reach gender parity at the end of the decade. Progress is slow and poaching is rife in Australia's $4.3 trillion investment sector, with a four-point ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The World Economic Forum released its Global Gender Gap Report for 2024 revealing that, at the current pace, it will take another 134 years - equivalent to five generations - to achieve full gender parity. Globally, the gender gap has closed by just ...

Cromwell restructures lending facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... commercial real estate investor has converted its $1.2 billion lending facility into a loan tied to emissions reduction and gender pay targets. Cromwell Property Group's loan, which includes eight lenders, was developed with the Commonwealth Bank. Global ...

ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... "Everyone cares about something. Even the people who are most rejecting of ESG." While climate change remains in the top spot, gender equality has shifted from fifth place to runner-up in the list of key priorities for the responsible investor - a "huge" ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
A whopping 80% of the gender pay gap can be attributed to women being paid less than men within the same occupation, a new economic analysis shows. After analysing tax data, economic research organisation E61 Institute compared men and women of similar ...

Disability inclusion is a financial issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Following the ramping up of focus on gender, racial and ethnic, and LGBTQI+ inclusion in organisations, disability inclusion has emerged as the missing puzzle piece in the campaign for better diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). There are 4.4 million ...

Active ownership is the new sheriff in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... game. This included Woodside Energy, which Aware Super had publicly slammed last month for its unclear climate plan. On gender diversity, Stewart praised the progress. Since 2015, there has been an 89% increase in board positions on the ASX300 held by ...

J.P. Morgan vows $2.5 tn for sustainable development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... shipping and aluminium. The firm also included self-reported data from its more than 309,000 employees globally. On the gender equity front, the bank achieved 49% women employees globally, including 45% women directors, and 28% senior level employees. ...