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ACSI, CEW push ASX to lift boards' gender targets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
... superannuation investors and a women's advocacy group are calling on the ASX to set a 40:40:20 objective for gender diversity in the next edition of its Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. In their submissions to the ASX's Draft 5th ...

Most ASX300 boards comprise nearly 40% women: Index

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... Nearly three-quarters (72%) of ASX300 boards now have 38% female representation, marking meaningful progress on gender diversity, according to the latest BDI, which was compiled by Watermark Search International, the Australian Institute of Company Directors ...

Growth of women on boards starts to wane

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... positions raises questions about whether recent momentum can be sustained." MSCI said the findings suggest board gender diversity is becoming more differentiated across markets, sectors and governance structures. "Future trends may depend less on headline ...

Gender-balanced investment teams outperform: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... Foundation president Ruth Shaber said. Across asset classes and market cycles, research continues to demonstrate that gender diversity is a material contributor to stronger returns and more disciplined risk management. Shaber recently co-published a ...

Women remain significantly underrepresented across ASX300: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
A new report found that all signatories to the 40:40 Vision initiative believe that greater gender diversity has benefited workplace culture and business performance, but women remain "significantly" underrepresented in executive leadership teams (ELTs) ...

Fund managers cite net zero, active ownership as top focus: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... Active ownership weighted at 4.5, while modern slavery scored 4.0 and gender equality rated 3.6. Divestment and gender diversity/sexual harassment each scored 3.0. However, active ownership received the most support from the fund managers surveyed at ...

Gender diversity in corporate Australia stalling: CEW Census

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
The gender balance in the ASX 300 is stalling, with 18 companies having no women in executive and leadership teams and more than 40% having no women in the running for the top job. Chief Executive Women's (CEW) latest Census on senior executives reveals ...

Gender diversity, overboarding top of mind for instos: Georgeson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The lack of gender diversity, independence and 'overboarding,' are some of the top reasons why institutional investors voted against directors, according to Georgeson, after analysing trends in the latest mini-AGM season. Analysing the AGM season between ...

HESTA progresses gender diversity targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... teams, saying that as of this year it no longer works with any all-male external managers. Releasing its biannual Gender Diversity in Investment Management 2024 progress survey, HESTA said women now make up 28% of the investment management workforce ...

Young workers drive DEI in workplace: RIAA panel

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... launched a graduate program to recruit female staff in property and leasing offices. "People need to realise that [gender diversity] enhances the bottom line. It's not just, 'These are your targets. Go ahead and do it.' There's a reason for [DEI]," ...
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