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Plans afoot to narrow gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... 2009 will limit the used of fixed-term contracts, most of which are held by women. To ensure the experiences of First Nations women, culturally diverse women, and women living with disabilities is accounted for, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency will ...

New ethical investing app has launched

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
... social contribution, tax rates paid on profits, corporate governance, and future prospects, through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The fund uses negative screens to exclude a company if it carries on business in 11 different ...

AFA Thrive Conference kicks off

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... advocating for advice. The first presenter was former mayor Matina Jewell who spoke about her time serving as a United Nations Peacekeeper and have her insights on leadership resilience in some of the toughest environments in the world. Concluding that ...

JANA announces Sustainability Advisory Council

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
... inclusion. They include Climate Council councillor Nicki Hutley, Australian National University vice president, First Nations Peter Yu, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) partner and chief impact officer Zarmeen Pavri and Impossible Mining chief ...

Are Australia's wealthiest tight-fisted?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... top income earners gave a higher proportion of their income than people in lower income groups. When compared to other nations, Australia gives at a lower percentage of GDP (0.81%) than the United Kingdom (0.96%), Canada (1%), New Zealand (1.84%) and ...

Frontier opens Japan office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... and research analysis across Japan, the US and UK. Takayama will also be focused on driving opportunities in other Asian nations, including the Republic of Korea, Frontier said. "It's a great sign of confidence that someone of Alex's standing ...

Octopus launches renewable energy platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... Desert Springs Octopus. Desert Springs Octopus brings renewable energy and other infrastructure opportunities to First Nations Australians across Australia. Hostplus chief executive David Elia said the superannuation fund is pleased to take part in the ...

Systemic disadvantages create retirement insecurity: HESTA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
HESTA has submitted that applying the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) principles in Australia would lead to greater certainty and returns for super members. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said as a super fund ...

Calls for Indigenous super beneficiary changes renewed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... for Indigenous people. The working group's members include super bodies, super funds, and representation from the First Nations Foundations. This latest lobbying effort builds on previous attempts by AIST to urge the Treasury to consult directly with ...

Australian dividends shatter pre-pandemic records: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... 2019. Australia was among just seven countries that had their dividend payouts surpass pre-pandemic highs out of the 50 nations tracked in the global dividend index. The dividend rebound was underpinned by an 81.7% higher payout than the equivalent period ...