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Labor election pledge on YFYS performance test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Stephen Jones said that elected, a Labor government would review the Your Future Your Super (YFYS) performance test because of "unintended and negative consequences" ...

Accountants to play central role in ESG developments: CPA Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... margins of global efforts to address climate change, Rennie said, but she noted that the result of the upcoming federal election could "provide a circuit breaker to propel stronger government action on climate change." The Task Force on Climate-related ...

Cultural factors influence ESG approaches: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... portfolios and really coming to us wanting what's cutting edge around the portfolios they're invested in," she noted. With the election of President Joe Biden, the environmental agenda has become a focus for investors in North America, while the Middle ...

Investors press for swift action in wake of climate report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... demand an end to all fossil fuel expansion and escalate when companies fail to act. It's time to vote against the re-election of obstructive directors, link remuneration to emissions targets and end the greenwashing." This is the first instalment ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... or improving their disclosure or performance related to financially material ESDG matters", they voted against the re-election of independent directors. That included ASX100 companies. In their 2020 asset stewardship report, SSGA noted that during 2020 ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... commitments coming out in a flurry of activity from our major trading partners including Japan and China. In addition, the US election outcome will rapidly shift the direction of the second largest global emitter. Now well over half of global GDP is ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... implications for driving sustainable growth, as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the wake of Biden's election, BCSDA applied the SDGs to policies outlined by Biden during the presidential campaign. BCSDA found alignments to ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... report on Dimensional's proxy voting activity shows against resolutions at AGMs regarding remuneration reports and the election of directors. The other primary area where it lodged dissenting votes was for the adoption of "changes to company constitution". ...

Integrating climate impacts in quant strategies: Acadian Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... metrics, Picone added. This is reflected in the ways that Acadian prices in climate risk. Picone noted that while the election of Joe Biden as US president could mean stronger action on climate in the US, there is uncertainty around whether or not his ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... economic issue as the pandemic and requires a global commitment every bit as great to address it," Rennie said. "The election of Joe Biden to the US presidency is a game-changer for climate policy and if the Australian government doesn't adjust its ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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