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Lack of diversity major business risk: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... above-average profitability," Taraporevala said in the letter. "Likewise, companies that promote workforce diversity and inclusion through transparent hiring, promotion, and wage practices have seen improved productivity, revenues, and market share ...

Fund supports deidentified recruitment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... but we've gotten used to sticking to the theory over time," she said. "We recognise that diversity can't exist without inclusion (otherwise it's just tokenism) and improving the diversity of the people who walk in the door is only part of the puzzle." ...

Christian Super recognised for impact investing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... approaching 10% of total assets, that spans a variety of sectors including sustainability, healthcare and financial inclusion. The awards are a collaboration between the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific and the Impact Investing Hub and recognise ...

RIR reveals bleak financial upside for disabled people

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... CRPD provides a solution to the marginalisation of people with disability beyond the collection of data, which is the inclusion of people with disabilities in decision making at all times, and encapsulated in the slogan 'Nothing about us without us'." ...

LGBTI+ leaders list 2020 revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... people who will feel scarred and wounded by that campaign, but it forced many companies and leaders to think about LGBTI+ inclusion in ways they may have avoided," Fay said. "Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and I think that campaign shone a light ...

Pension funds unite for ESG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... while promising to improve their own ESG reporting. "How companies identify and address issues such as diversity and inclusion, human capital, and climate change can significantly contribute to value creation or erosion," the statement reads. "Companies ...

Nabtrade brokerage to support rural youth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... in the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability Index. NAB scored strongly in priority areas such as climate strategy, financial inclusion and corporate citizenship and philanthropy.

Culture creates better outcomes: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... through difficult times." However, the three areas that require the most attention within culture are diversity and inclusion (92%), people and teamwork ethos (79%) and innovation (62%). Co-founder of the Thinking Ahead Institute Roger Urwin said the ...

Pengana shutters income-focused fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... traditional dividend payers have underperformed companies with lower dividend yields that do not meet the criteria for inclusion in the income fund's portfolio. Unfortunately, we don't anticipate this situation changing over the coming years and Pengana ...

Retail super offerings in successor fund transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... and costs associated with administering superannuation funds," Diversa said. "... the outcome of this would be your inclusion and membership in a stronger, larger fund structure that will be better placed to help provide economies of scale into the future." ...