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How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... are those with large amounts of data," Pringle said. This includes regional banks, mid-tier finance entities, and the healthcare sector. On the other hand, the tech and service industries see countless opportunities. When assessing a company's AI ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... in Western Australia. She is also a venture partner at Brandon Capital Partners, a non-executive director of Sonic Healthcare and a member of the Curtin University Commercialisation Advisory Board. Kelly O'Dwyer, currently a non-executive director of ...

Rest bolsters impact portfolio with private equity investment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... environmental benefits is a key element of our approach to responsible investment." ARCHIMED invests exclusively in the healthcare industries, with a focus on enhancing sustainable development and improving global health and economic conditions. However ...

NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... exploitation of children. Modern slavery costs $956 million - $9.6 billion in NSW alone in lost economic capacity, healthcare costs, and criminal justice costs. "Modern slavery comes at a very high price to the economy," Cockayne said. He said that the ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... methane in its assessment of greenhouse gas emissions of its portfolio holdings. In 2022 the fund faced pressure from healthcare worker members leading to more than 150 members switching providers as part of a targeted campaign against the fund's ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... particularly relevant for businesses in sectors that directly interact with customers or communities, such as financials, healthcare, and consumer services. "The biggest challenge is around the quality and transparency of data," Cairns said. "The outputs ...

Giant Leap completes fundraise for second impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... managing partner Will Richardson. "As of FY22, Giant Leap's portfolio diverted 1,103 tonnes from landfill, saved the healthcare system $42.4 million and helped 2,503 people due to reduced bias in the hiring process or improved access to employment. "But ...

Assessing the risks of psychosocial safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... costs associated with lost productivity. Research shows that finance industry and corporate environments, alongside healthcare, pose the highest risk for psychosocial safety. At the RIAA Conference in Melbourne last week, Rod Gutierrez, vice president ...

CEFC invests $80m in Pacific Equity Partners fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... infrastructure and infrastructure-like businesses, including assets with secure or contracted base cashflows in areas from healthcare and energy to transport and data centres, CEFC said. The CEFC noted that as part of the strategy SAF ll "will work with ...

First Sentier Investors to focus on armed conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... slavery was simple, but we had examples of sectors where there were significant issues that we knew were occurring - healthcare supplies and apparel were particularly impacted, so it was a matter of, let's look at all the companies we own in those ...