| | | Many ASX-listed firms are paying female executives 30-35% less than their male counterparts, and this gender pay gap impacts shareholder return, according to new research from the University of South Australia (UniSA). |
| | | | Investment managers approach ESG factors depending on the cultural nuances or jurisdiction of the investor, according to Morgan Stanley Investment Management. |
| | | | Web application attacks on the financial services industry increased 38% between January and June 2021, and Australia is particularly vulnerable according to Imperva. |
| | | | The use of animals in safety testing of cosmetic products is increasingly banned and restricted, but companies still face questions over animal welfare that point to overall business governance quality, according to Vontobel Asset Management. |
| | | | UniSuper has reduced its exposure to fossil fuel extraction to less than one percent of its overall portfolio, while 40 of its top 50 Australian investments have set targets aligned with the Paris Agreement. |
| | | | The number of women on boards of ASX300 companies has risen by 60% in the past five years, but cultural diversity has not kept pace. |
| | | | Corporate diversity initiatives can fail to deliver unless companies place equal importance on equity and inclusion, according to research from Regnan. |
| | | | The CEO of CSL's pay jumped by more than a third in the 2020 financial year, but overall pay outcomes for ASX200 CEOs fell to their lowest levels in more than a decade. |
| | | | CEOs, board directors and senior management were not immune to the economic impacts of COVID-19, with the Governance Institute of Australia finding that fewer CEOs received salary increase and bonuses falling as well. |
| | | | A global fund manager is continuing its strategic deepening and widening of sustainable investing through the launch of a new proprietary ESG score and the hiring of its first head of sustainable investing and stewardship. |
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| | RACHEL ALEMBAKIS Editorial note: This is the third in a three-part series of articles brought to you by BNP Paribas Securities Services | RACHEL ALEMBAKIS Editorial note: This is the second in a three-part series of articles brought to you by BNP Paribas Securities Services | | | RACHEL ALEMBAKIS Editorial note: This is the first in a three-part series of articles brought to you by BNP Paribas Securities Services | RACHEL ALEMBAKIS Future Super has announced an acquisition that will see the ethical super fund reach $10 billion in assets under management during 2022. |
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