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Robeco specialist poached by Northern Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Asia-Pacific, conducted client and consultant meetings, spoke at conferences, and held seminars on the fund's quant investing skills. The appointment comes as NTAM books around $31.7 billion in assets under management in quantitative strategies.

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... performance," Blakey said. Climate and nature HESTAs climate engagement this year will focus on ensuring boards have the right skills and capabilities to transition business towards a low-carbon future. The fund will also look at credibility of climate ...

ASX200 boards near gender target: ACSI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... seen as a reason to continue a status quo. "Boards of companies that are refreshed with people who bring a diversity of skills, experience, knowledge, gender, age and culture should provide investors with greater certainty that there are robust discussions ...

QIC taps resilience skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Queensland Investment Corporation's infrastructure arm has underlined the importance of building long-term resilience into its $34 billion portfolio by adding two new specialist roles. Julian Loh and Timothy Grech have joined QIC Infrastructure's ...

ESG safe from layoffs in tight jobs market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... not yet reached ESG and corporate sustainability specialists, according to recruiters. Specialists with highly specific skills are still in high demand as the market prepares for upcoming mandatory reporting. However, generalists and career changers ...

Over half of firms created new net zero roles: Deloitte

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Because of this immense demand for talent, "organisations are already struggling to identify and keep talent, with these skills... with 91% of respondents having been in their role less than two years." Another specialist ESG recruiter, Kaizen Recruitment's ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... said. "We are reaching a pivotal moment as generative AI starts to impact the labour market with a recalibration of the skills employers value most. Employers must ensure they apply a gender lens to their approach in up-skilling to establish the future ...

Accountants say digital is key

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Digitally integrating climate and financial reporting may help circumvent the challenges entities face meeting Australia's looming reporting rules, argue Deloitte and PwC. Mandatory climate reporting in Australia is set to come into force from this ...

The 50 most influential ESG corporate professionals in Australia named

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... change," said Michelle Baltazar, executive director of media at FS Sustainability. "We were blown away by the diversity of skills, experiences and backgrounds. The ESG Power50 members are from a variety of positions across ASX-listed companies, from ...

Podcast: ESG jobs in 2024 - Salaries, career tips and more with Simon Gvalda

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... the question on everyone's lips: how much are ESG professionals earning? Let's talk recruitment trends, the key skills that candidates must develop, the impact of the pandemic and work-from-home on an emerging workforce, and whether ESG roles ...