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Podcast: Financial inclusion at a crossroad

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
... creates opportunities, White cautions that risks are growing at the same time. Cybercrime, deepfakes, scams and algorithmic bias all present challenges that must be addressed through strong governance frameworks. He argues that human oversight remains ...

Ethical funds get picky as carbon bakes into AI-heavy benchmarks

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... energy certificates," George said. "At the model and platform layer, the focus shifts to issues such as transparency, embedded bias, safety practices and safeguards against harmful outputs. An example of a company we have assessed as not investable is ...

AI-washing and cyber-washing

JAMES NORTH, FRIEDA CHAN, EUGENIA KOLIVOS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... techniques which can pose new challenges for risk management * proactively assessing novel AI-specific risks like algorithm bias, an issue which has previously resulted in an insurance company receiving significant penalties when its pricing algorithm ...

Is there an ethical way to play AI?

VINNAY CCHODA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... increasing pressure on electricity systems, emissions and water use. It is also raising issues around labour displacement, bias and misinformation, data privacy and market concentration. This tension is the crux of the ethical AI debate. For investors ...

Gender pay gap costs economy $66bn: KPMG Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... 26% to the pay gap. Some 55% of the pay gap was driven by gender-related influences such as discrimination and recruitment bias. The HILDA data also showed women were more likely to be employed on a casual basis or working reduced weekly hours compared ...

Nanuk AM hires former Lazard distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Lazard Asset Management's former Australian retail sales chief has landed at a global equities specialist. Nanuk Asset Management has appointed Ben Granbery to a new role as key account manager. Based in Sydney, Granbery is tasked with continuing ...

ESG-informed investing does not lead to positive sustainability: Scientific Beta

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... testing methods using more than 200 ESG metrics by moving beyond the 'backtesting' approach, which suffers from hindsight bias, to evaluate ESG's investment potential. It found that ESG information shows promise in traditional backtests with a 25% increase ...

'Staggering' gender perception gap persists: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... men - more than double the percentage of men (13%) who see it that way, Robert Walters said. Further, 67% of women cited bias and opportunity gaps for the main causes of gender imbalance in leadership, compared to just 28% of men. "A further gender divide ...

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... might expect. "We need to be able to take those risks in the interest of the organisation. That is my concern, that you will bias everything so much more short term," Long said. What is also valuable for boards and the wider organisation are directors ...

Future Super, Verve to overhaul investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... leadership; and paid parental leave. However, the approach is slightly updated; the portfolio also now creates a positive bias towards companies that hold a current Workplace Gender Equality Agency Employer of Choice Citation. A Verve member with $50,000 ...
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