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Permanent disablement claims for mental health explodes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Australians aged 30 to 40 increased by 732% over the past decade, according to a new report by KPMG, commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). Although the report noted that mental health claims increased across all age groups ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... promote best practice ethical labour practices. Sustainability performance will be tracked using the Green Building Council of Australia's new Green Star Performance Tool v2 released in July 2024. QIC managing director Deborah Coakley said the fund ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... AustralianSuper, Fidelity, and Ausbil. IAST APAC comprises 50 investors with AU$12 trillion in AUM, together with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Walk Free, and Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST). In addition to ...

Raising the bar on gold integrity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... international security risks. The initiative is a collaboration between the Copper Mark (CM), and the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM), the Mining Association of Canada's Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) and the WGC, with involvement ...

First Sentier heeds the call of nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... comes as industry groups representing $15 trillion call on corporates to disclose on nature - including the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), the Responsible Investments Association ...

ASIC clarifies licensing rules for carbon market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Financial Markets Association (AFMA), Carbon Market Institute (CMI), Corporate Carbon, Kimberley Land Council, Law Council of Australia, Norton Rose Fullbright, and others, wrote to ASIC for clarification. The regulator said SMCs, like Australian Carbon ...

DEI code to boost retention: CFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... resilience into the organisation and improve your ability to adapt," said Maynard. Sandi Orleow, chair of the DEI National Council of CFA Society Australia and part of the working group, said the answer lies in putting in the right framework. "With diversity ...

Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Business groups argue these laws could delay renewables approvals and deter investment in the sector. The Business Council of Australia (BCA) and other industry groups, including the Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the Chamber of Minerals ...

Executives urge Canberra to move faster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... values as they transition, Philip said. "As highlighted in our 2021 Turning Point report and work with the Business Council of Australia, climate action is an economic imperative that presents an $890b opportunity for growth and the creation of 195,000 ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... have already banned the use of genetic test results in underwriting, including Canada in 2017. Responding to the news, Council of Australian Life Insurers chief executive Christine Cupitt said the association fully supports the ban. "Australia's ...