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Aurecon directors appointed to FIDIC Sustainable Development Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... geographic diversification and have the right skills set to be more effective in a changing marketplace," Ogunshakin said. "Competition was stiff to sit on these revamped committees, with over 350 industry experts from around the world applying to be ...

Future IM/Pact builds database of female students interested in finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... women participating in industry roundtables and over 120 women registering their interest in a National Investment Competition. The 2019 National Investment Competition was won by a four-woman team of students from Monash University, Beattie noted. "This ...

Q&A with Pablo Berrutti on launch of Altiorem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... a sustainable financial system. As a registered charity it will be freely available to all. This doesn't put us in competition with industry groups, rather we see Altiorem as an important tool which can help sustainability focused industry groups deliver ...

Diverse boards can provide "profitability moat" to future returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... on. Board diversity can provide a 'profitability moat' to companies that are already profitable and seeking to keep competition at bay. "Earnings quality is a combination of both company profitability and stability of earnings. So, finding companies ...

CEFC commits $35 million to finance expansion of intelliHUB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... I am confident that together we can deliver technology and innovation in smart metering and drive connectivity and competition." In addition to the CEFC debt finance deal with intelliHUB, the CEFC has also made equity investments in Greensync, Redback ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... the gig/freelance economy. "Companies may decide to employ more people as freelancers to remain attractive in the competition for talent," the report said. "This could particularly affect younger generations and older workers, who express more interest ...

Ruling against Heinz shows risks in public shift towards health foods

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The recent Federal Court decision upholding allegations made by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that Heinz's Little Kids Shredz children's food range was misleading to consumers because it suggested the high sugar products ...

Deloitte survey finds procurement leaders lack visibility in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... collaborative bodies that are working to remediate human rights risks at a level that comes before inter-industry competition. Black pointed to the Joint Audit Cooperation (JAC) Initiative, a group of global telecommunications companies including AT&T ...

ACSI report finds gaps in ASX200 codes of conduct, whistleblowing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... EEO/non-discrimination, safety, gifts, environment, bribery, fraud/corruption, conflict of interest, bulling, human rights, anti-competition/anti-trust, AML/CTF, data protection/cybercrime, and fair dealing and product responsibility. The report noted ...

Stakeholder engagement a key factor in structuring M&A: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... stakeholders... The third is that the future is approaching faster than expected. That's happening at a time of heightened competition." The survey found that 52% of respondents said that a new key factor in structuring deals is ensuring "a broader narrative ...