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What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts. A panel discussing how board members should measure up at the recent Responsible Investment ...

Apostle Fund adds two staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... investment portfolios, leading on investment analysis and strategy, and presenting key findings and recommendations to boards and investment committees in Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. At BlackRock, he was part of the multi-asset strategies ...

ANZ Staff Super loses investment head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... appointment, highlighting her "strong leadership skills and decades of industry experience." Torney previously chaired trustee boards at Perpetual Superannuation and Club Plus Superannuation. "Under Ms Torney's leadership, CSC will continue in its ...

Proposals against ESG, DEI to increase: Proxy advisor

MATT TOLEDO  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... prepare for the 2025 proxy voting season in the US, corporate consultant ISS-Corporate, in a March report, predicted that boards will have to deal with increasingly conflicting demands from stakeholders and even more oversight responsibilities than they ...

TNFD guides board directors on assessing nature-related risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... different audiences will be released over the next year. The guide is produced in collaboration with Chapter Zero, Competent Boards, Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) and Green Finance Institute (GFI). It is designed to give board members ...

Green moves: Alphinity, Australian Ethical, Climate Change Authority

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... initiatives, including serving on the New Zealand Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council and several advisory and governance boards. "The Authority is delighted to have Ms. Stephens join its membership and looks forward to the valuable insights and ...

Morrison names new partner

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... of the open-ended core infrastructure fund, Utilities Trust of Australia, to Morrison. Drew has been a director on the boards of several portfolio companies in the UK, Australia and New Zealand and currently chairs Wellington International Airport. Morrison ...

Industry veteran joins Aus Ethical

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... appointed a seasoned financial services executive director to the board as an independent director. Currently sitting on the boards of MetLife Insurance Australia and IMB Bank, Brian Bissaker brings over three decades in financial services and consulting ...

Link between remuneration and sustainability grows: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... market cap across 15 countries found 92% of the top 25 companies in Australia link the remuneration of their management boards to sustainability. That said, they are more likely to adopt only short-term sustainability targets, with 18 companies demonstrating ...

Green moves: CSIRO, Ethinvest, Social Enterprise Australia

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... role. Fagg has chaired the CSIRO since October 2021. She currently sits on the National Australia Bank and Medibank Private boards and is a former member of the Reserve Bank board. Long brings her broad governance experience in financial services, real ...