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Insurer sued for omitting shareholder proposal on climate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... case. "SEC rules forbid a company from excluding shareholder proposals, like As You Sow' s, that go beyond day-to-day business operations and require the evaluation of matters related to important public policy issues." As You Sow said attribution science ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... risk and compliance, respectively, while Pranay Lal has been promoted to portfolio manager. Clio Bratina has joined the business development team. Gil, a seven-year VanEck executive who joined the firm from Macquarie Group, will oversee product strategy ...

Perpetual names interim investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Perpetual's wealth management arm has appointed a new investment lead ahead of an anticipated sale of the business to buyout firm Bain Capital. David Blunt, who is head of growth assets, has been named acting chief investment officer, taking over ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Mercer Australia is set to lose the head of its OCIO business after more than 17 years with the firm. Mercer partner Craig Hughes is stepping down to take some downtime, with plans to return to the industry in the second half of 2026. "Working within ...

Iress fills APAC wealth role from within

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... Iress, the financial advice software provider, has promoted from within to fill the top role in its Asia Pacific wealth business, following the departure of a long-serving executive. Sam Wall has stepped into the role of acting chief executive, succeeding ...

First Super names interim investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... Super's deeper relationship with Frontier Advisors. Frontier recently launched an independent chief investment officer business with First Super swapping its 5.6% stake in the asset manager for Cbus Super's 23.6% holding. These leadership changes ...

Gender pay gap dips to 11.2%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... hours, remain a key driver of many employer gender pay gaps. "Employers should treat gender equality like their other business goals. Do a detailed analysis to find the issues, create an action plan to address them and set targets to be accountable for ...

Vanguard settles Texas-led coal antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... large institutional investors." Paxton said that under the settlement Vanguard cannot direct its portfolio companies' business strategies, threaten to divest a company if it does not act as desired by Vanguard, or nominate directors or shareholder ...

Green moves: Airtree Ventures, Westpac

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... firm's sustainability agenda, establishing a steering committee to bring together thinking on ESG and impact across the business. She also developed a practical toolkit to help portfolio companies build capability across a broad range of topics - ...

Gender-balanced investment teams outperform: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... added. Studies also highlight that women-led businesses are more likely to deploy capital efficiently and repay small business loans, while women entrepreneurs are more likely to reinvest in their employees, families and communities, creating a multiplier ...