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Super fund admits its gender pay gap increased

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... second half of 2019 and hiring women in junior positions. "In attempting to address the gender disparity across the organisation, we focused our hiring efforts on bringing women into the business (in May 2019 only 35% of our staff were female, by December ...

Old boys, girls clubs dominate boards

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... and who they are, important for assessing cultural fit Demonstrate passion, purpose and enthusiasm for the role, organisation and cause Behave as a director and peer, not as an executive or subordinate Demonstrate understanding of governance For organisations ...

Climate risk should be integral to business: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
Companies increasingly need to understand climate change risks affecting their businesses if they wish to remain competitive, according to the Governance Institute of Australia. Governance Institute chief executive Megan Motto said it found that nine ...

AMP to pay $5m for churn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... the court said: "The lack of an effective response is an illustration of how badly things had gone wrong within the organisation." "Persons within AMPFP knew about the conduct and yet did not take, or even attempt to take, immediate steps to stop it. ...

Future Fund chief to lead IFM Investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... to maintain strong investment performance across our asset classes and products, continue to grow and evolve as an organisation, and to be leaders in responsible investment. "The industry super funds movement has now clearly reached a scale where we ...

Former dealer group chief to lead Australian Ethical

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... this appointment, the board was determined to ensure that Australian Ethical's unique culture as a purpose-driven organisation was maintained while also growing the business in response to the boom in ethical investing." McMurdo said the opportunity ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus infects oil market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... demand to grow by 1.2 mb/d in 2020 from 1.0 mb/d in 2019. At the same time, as agreed upon on 6 December 2019, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other oil-producing nations - termed "OPEC+" - reduced production by around 500 ...

New partner at Koda Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Koda Capital has added a new adviser and partner to its Brisbane offices. James Christopher has worked in senior roles at HSBC, Nomura and Credit Suisse, and recently moved back to Australia from the UK. Koda confirmed the appointment to Industry Moves ...

AMP confirms executive hire

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... of acting chief financial officer and deputy chief financial officer, earning the trust of his peers, the broader organisation, and our investors," De Ferrari said. "He brings the experience and deep knowledge of AMP that will help to drive the execution ...

Chief economist update:China prepares anti-viral injection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... countries, 1,632,258 infected cases and 19,633 confirmed deaths. It was this outbreak that prompted the World Health Organisation (WHO) to raise the threat level to 5, one level away from pandemic. The swine flu might have infected more countries and ...