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New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... savings. About 160,000 women enter menopause each year in Australia. "As a direct result of menopause, around 20,000 Australian women will at some point switch from full-time to part-time work, around 10,000 will leave the workforce and return later ...

Greenwashing remains a priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... better job at tackling environmental risks, including climate change. It was a packed room last Thursday at the annual Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference held at the Sofitel on Collins in Melbourne. More than 380 attendees ...

Big super's plan on fossil fuel return

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
While the country's top 30 super funds have lower stakes in Woodside and Santos, they continue to engage with the resource companies while prioritising returns for members. Compared with two years prior, the two energy giants have a larger share ...

AI poses serious governance risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Nicholas Davis, a leading academic on emerging technologies from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), spoke at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference yesterday about the unchecked environmental, social, and corporate ...

Members shouldn't carry energy and housing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... executive at Australia's largest superfund with A$300 billion AUM. Speaking at the closing panel session of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference on Thursday, Schroder was joined by two other industry titans - Sam Mostyn ...

Why top firms have more women on boards: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... shareholder expectation and stronger corporate governance - but the rest of the index will soon follow suit, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). New AICD data finds top listed companies have at least 40% women on boards ...

Canberra targets natural disaster insurance gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... their cover. The chief reason for this misunderstanding is inconsistencies in definitions, brought to light during the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) 2020 inquiry into insurance in northern Australia, and the 2024 inquiry into ...

Canberra funds $111m EV transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... investment vehicles have allocated $55 million in a move aimed at attracting investment and boosting affordability. The Australian Federal Government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will fund electric ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... scheme will include Superannuation Guarantee contributions from next year. In a major win for the super industry and Australian women, 12% superannuation contributions will be made by the government alongside parental leave payments, effective 1 July ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... equipped with knowledge they can bring to the table with their outsourced index providers, or any other intermediary." Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) told FS Sustainability it will include human rights in its development of its Australian ...