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Economists brace for an uncertain future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... future looks increasingly uncertain, according to Angela Jackson, lead economist at Impact Economics and Policy. With Australia heading into an election year, potential interest rate cuts, and the looming threat of a trade war, uncertainty is at the ...

Podcast: Decommissioning offshore oil and gas with Joshua Runciman

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Oil spills, leaks and contaminants can wreak havoc on marine life, and abandoned and decaying platforms and pipelines can cause large-scale damage through chemical and heavy-metal pollutants. With LNG markets declining and ageing offshore oil and gas ...

Universities jump on ESG skills shortage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... mandatory climate-related reporting. The new courses, designed for application in professional settings, show how quickly Australia's corporate landscape is shifting in response to new government regulation. Academic and lawyer Tim Bowley said the new ...

Weak whistleblowing protocols risks ethicswashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... we often find opportunities to significantly strengthen confidentiality and trust," he said. Whistleblowing laws in Australia were reformed in 2019 to place greater responsibility on business leaders to maintain safe environments and support employees ...

Consultancies jump on skills gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... reporting laws that came into force for large companies and financial firms in January. "With the new climate law in Australia, the evolving regulations, like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, and a dynamic global ESG landscape, organisations ...

Green moves: HSBC, ACSI, Minderoo, The Superpower Institute, QLD Office of Social Impact, Terrain NRM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... us." In the public sector, Queensland Treasury has appointed Ben Gales, chief executive of Social Enterprise Finance Australia, to lead the first Office of Social Impact. Since 2022, Gales has served on the executive team of one of Australia's largest ...

Institutional sales exec exits Ares Management

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
James Fleiter, a member of the institutional sales team at Ares Management Australia, has departed the company Fleiter was a relationship manager in the global client solutions group, where he focused on institutional client management for Australia ...

High-profile stockpicker hires from WTW

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... covering real estate, infrastructure, and private credit. Accordingly, he leads the real assets manager research team in Australia. Before joining WTW, Kelly spent 8 years with PwC in the risk and controls solutions practice and was a senior Manager ...

JP Morgan AM nabs Netwealth exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... high-net-worth individuals and family offices segment. Reporting to Mark Carlile, the asset manager's head of wholesale for Australia and New Zealand, Naomi Finnigan, who has extensive experience in private banking, will focus on expanding the firm's ...

New starter at GCQ Funds

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Funds Management has picked up an Ellerston Capital manager to look after advisory groups in New South Wales and South Australia. Nathan Boroughs has been appointed distribution director and will work closely with GCQ distribution lead Steve Higgins. ...