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ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
The Federal Court determined Vanguard misled investors via claims it made about certain ESG screens it applied to its Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund. On March 8, the indexing giant admitted to "engaging in conduct that was liable ...

Directors welcome new climate reporting regime

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Large companies will get an additional six months to get their books in order as Canberra pushes back the date for reporting under its mandatory climate disclosure regime. The bill establishes a framework to protect financial market infrastructure during ...

Mercer nabs Aware sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... "As a senior sustainable investment analyst at Mercer, I am deeply involved in integrating environmental, social, and governance into investment decisions, active ownership, and strategy." Interestingly, Shearman recently completed a Master of Sustainability ...

ASIC warns it can't take action on every case of misconduct

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Alan Kirkland has admitted the regulator can't fight every battle of misconduct, but that doesn't mean it's not watching. Speaking at the Blockchain APAC Policy Week event ...

Deutsche Bank links 33% of long-term bonuses to non-financial targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... of electricity consumption in the bank's buildings, climate risk management, improvements in gender diversity, and governance factors including control risk management, anti-money laundering and know-your-client activities. Environmental targets focus ...

Minorities to have bigger say under Positive Duty regime: Rio Tinto

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... harassment claims are more prevalent in mining companies than in any other business sector, but better Positive Duty governance could turn the tide around, especially for minorities, delegates at the ACSI conference heard last Thursday. Kate Jenkins ...

Greenwashing remains a priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
The call to stamp greenwashing at the root may have the potentially unintended consequence of stopping big companies from doing a better job at tackling environmental risks, including climate change. It was a packed room last Thursday at the annual ...

AI poses serious governance risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... footing the bill of listed companies that are quick to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) systems but slow to grasp the governance risks when the technology fails. Professor Nicholas Davis, a leading academic on emerging technologies from the University ...

Why top firms have more women on boards: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Top listed companies outperform on gender equality due to shareholder expectation and stronger corporate governance - but the rest of the index will soon follow suit, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). New AICD data finds ...

Canberra targets natural disaster insurance gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
The government will attempt to close the natural hazard insurance protection gap, seeking feedback on the standardisation of terms like "storms" and "fire", as well as reforms to the standard cover regime. The reforms are designed to cut insurance costs ...
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