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ASX200 boards near gender target: ACSI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... companies having male-only boards, according to ACSI. Recent data from Women on Boards (WOB) found the further down the index that companies are listed, the greater the likelihood that they will have a female chair. When the organisation was founded ...

Pension fund dumps ESG benchmark for passive investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), one of the largest managers of retirement savings in the world, has dumped the ESG index it had been using for its passive investments in previous years. In March, the fund said it has decided to change its ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... to Morningstar Sustainalytics, while passive products gained $7.6 billion (US$5 billion) of net new money. This trend of index-linked products dominating market share was also reflected in the league tables. Dimensional Fund Australia, Betashares and ...

Future Super returns 10.1% to ethically minded members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... offering has returned 10.1%, while Verve Super achieved 9.9% last financial year. The results are for the Future Super Balanced Index option and Verve Super's standalone strategy. Future Group said the results are proof that responsible investing ...

AustralianSuper unleashes raft of investment and fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
AustralianSuper has unveiled a raft of changes to its investment exposures and fees which came into effect July 1, including its Socially Aware option. Across its MySuper, Choice and TTR Income products, the super fund has removed its exposure to listed ...

Retirement heavyweight pitches climate fix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... the norm. The fund is ideally placed to set the standard here." Australia's super system should follow the EU's index alignment with 1.5°C and net zero by 2050, the Climate Transition Benchmarks (CTB) and Paris-Aligned Benchmarks (PAB), he says. ...

Demand for human rights solutions intensifies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... passive funds to do more on human rights. The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights says investors must engage with index providers to do tackle human rights concerns. An article published by FS Sustainability in March found that some firms tracking ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... representation from entry level to C-suite is observed in every industry.While half of economies included in the Global Gender Gap Index made incremental progress, significant disparities remained. The top 10 nations for gender parity were: Iceland Finland ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... keeping him up at night is trying to make sure that inflation comes down without smashing the economy. Annual consumer price index inflation peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and has since declined to 3.6% as of the March quarter of 2024. ...

Holdings fly in face of super duty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund increased investments, both in dollar terms and as a proportion of share investments. The 'Climate Wreckers Index' includes companies like Woodside Energy, Santos, and Whitehaven Coal, which would be responsible for the majority (59%) ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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