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Podcast: Who Wins the Fist Bump Board Award?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
On this episode, we're joined by Damion Rallis and Matt Moscardi of Free Float Media. Damion and Matt's podcast Business Pants is their platform for sharing their research into board sabermetrics to tell us why who is on boards and - more importantly ...

Fund Manager round up: Maple-Brown Abbot, Brookfield, Cultiv8

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... resources, expertise and track record in Australian equity investing and long history and focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. "We believe investors can help shape a better future," Rahmani said. "The challenges facing our society ...

Market Forces asks for ASIC investigation of ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Market Forces has asked the markets regulator to investing ANZ for making misleading representation regarding a resolution coordinated by the activist environmental advocacy group and proposed at the ANZ AGM in 2002. Market forces has asked ASIC to ...

Four in five companies prefer penalties to sustainability, study finds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023  |  NEWS
New research has found that the vast majority of companies would accept regulatory penalties rather than take on sustainability initiatives. Further, the study revealed that most companies prioritise commercial objectives over sustainability, highlighting ...

New Zealand regulator warns Vanguard for disclosure failure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
New Zealand's market watchdog has pulled up Vanguard Investments for failing to officially inform them that ASIC had issued infringement notices relating to instances of greenwashing. The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko - ...

Australian sustainable finance taxonomy to feature traffic-light system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... the need of the Australian economic context. The report outlines the next step in development, including a three-tier governance approach, including the establishment of a Taxonomy Board that includes government, peak representation across the financial ...

Podcast: Decarbonisation and the EMUs - Julie Moret

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... fund manager said. Moret joined NTAM from Franklin Templeton, where she was global head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).

The four-day work week - will it work?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
A number of companies have started to offer the four-day work week as a powerful tool to attract and retain top talent that value the motto "work hard, rest hard". Recent trials are finding that revenue is up, alongside employee engagement and retention ...

Follow the leader

LOUISE PIFFAUT  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Botched leadership handovers can severely impair company performance. To satisfy investors, boards need to take succession planning more seriously. This paper examines: * Why corporate succession planning matters to equity investors * How poorly handled ...

Cultivating culture

ANDREW DALE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Culture is how an organisation thinks, acts, and interacts. A good corporate culture drives superior business performance - it motivates and retains the most talented employees who ensure sustained strategy execution. It also promotes equality in the ...