Corporate Strategy

Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
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.

Plenti wins WA government mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
ASX-listed Plenti Group has won a mandate from the Western Australian government to help the state accelerate the adoption of batteries.

Young workers drive DEI in workplace: RIAA panel

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The windchill of politics on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs fronts a deadly counterpoint - young professionals entering the workforce with zero tolerance for inappropriate workplace behaviour.

Natixis to merge sustainable, thematics investment arms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Natixis Investment Managers will combine two of its affiliates, Mirova and Thematics Asset Management.

Public sector pay gap revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency published the public sector gender pay gap data for the first time.

WFH employees put in 20% more hours

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Australians who work from home are able to put in around 20% more hours than those who are in the office.

Link between remuneration and sustainability grows: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Twenty-three of our top 25 listed companies link boardroom pay to sustainability, seeing Australia rank highly among non-EU countries for doing so.

Podcast: Understanding climate reporting

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
This episode of The Greener Way discusses the newly implemented climate-related financial disclosure standards in Australia with Nicholas Guest, co-lead of HLB Mann Judd's Sustainability Steering Committee.

WFH costs 5.8% of employees' salary: CEDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Employees who work from home (WFH) earn 5.8% less compared to those who do not, new modelling from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) shows, calculating to be a $4400 hole in their average annual pay.

Future IM/Pact expands partnerships, appoints chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Future IM/Pact has expanded its private wealth partnerships with the addition of four financial institutions, while also welcoming a new chair of the advisory board.