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Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... what is a pretty nascent/emerging market for embracing human rights risk, full stop." During the same decade, the United Nations promulgated the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which are a series of fundamental principles on business ...

Cut spending and raise taxes, super preservation age: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... pressures caused by the ageing population. Earlier access could be afforded to those with a disability, carers, and First Nations people who typically have a lower life expectancy, the report notes. It has also recommended freezing the Superannuation ...

First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... bespoke strategy is designed to reflect the labour rights areas most important to First Super, aligned with the United Nations Global Compact Labour Principles. "We're focusing on labour rights in particular the back of a number of controversies ...

Australia leads the way in pension system sustainability: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... sustainability of Australia's retirement income system is supported by it having a higher retirement age compared to other OECD nations. Additionally, Australia's flat rate age pension is targeted towards retirees with lower private income/assets ...

ASIC acts to combat financial inequality for First Nations people

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
ASIC has published an Indigenous Financial Services Framework to support positive financial outcomes for First Nations people. The Framework's development is the result of extensive consultations with stakeholders, including First Nations people, financial ...

ASIC permanently bans former advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... ASIC investigation which found that between November 2018 and July 2019, Goel stole the superannuation details of First Nations consumers, before submitting falsified benefit access applications or hardship applications to the superannuation funds. After ...

Alphinity debuts two funds on the ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... leading global sustainable listed companies that Alphinity deems as having a "net positive alignment" to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also exceeds Alphinity's minimum ESG criteria and offer "attractive prospective ...

Norwegian wealth fund reports -14.1% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... countries, with many questioning whether it is fair that Norway continue to derive oil and gas revenues at the expense of other nations struggling to meet energy costs. Its total value is currently $1.79 trillion, invested in more than 9000 companies ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... race/ethnicity/age/experience as a disclosure metric that's going to be asked by investors." Engagement with First Nations communities around cultural heritage and closing the gap-related issues also featured in 2022. "We did talk about engagement ...

Australian equities to outperform in 2023: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... lucky country in 2023 and likely avoid a recession. "Australia has lower headline inflation than the US and many European nations. This means the task of the RBA containing high inflation without triggering a recession, aka 'hard landing', will be easier ...