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The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... women on great salaries who have the desire to learn can struggle from paycheck to paycheck, especially in an economic climate like today." On the flip side, it's important to point out that London School of Economics (LSE) behavioural science professor ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... shiny suits who interfere and stuff things up", Ralph said. "They think that society has lost its way, they think climate change is bulls***, they tend to be less educated, and they tend to be more male," Ralph said. "They're often earning quite ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
A panel on the impacts of climate change has heard how, as ESG approaches evolve, super funds must be conscious of their competency in the space and have processes for measuring it. Appearing at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, UTS Institute ...

Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... and financial institutions are providing more information and greater transparency on how they are responding to climate change and supporting the transition to net zero." Alembakis explained that the framework will initially apply to large companies ...

ART appoints new board, investment committee members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... also serves as a director at global green energy company Fortescue Future Industries and previously chaired the climate change working group of the Australian Council of Financial Regulators. Commenting on the appointments, ART chair Andrew Fraser said ...

HESTA investment committee chair to depart

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... and cash. Burgess also helped oversee landmark investment decisions, including the development of HESTA's first Climate Change Transition Plan. "When Mark joined us, we were appointing a new chief investment officer and were embarking on a bold and exciting ...

The unprecedented economic forces shaping the world

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... and Asia-Pacific equity strategy Viktor Shvets said he believes unprecedented economic forces will change the investment climate in the coming decades. Shvets forecasts that the next decade will be different from previous ones, saying the economic climate ...

ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... "fundamentally unlawful, as well as arbitrary and capricious." The change by the DOL clarifies the ways in which ESG and climate change can be integrated into investment decisions like asset allocation and proxy voting by so-called ERISA funds, which ...

Things to watch this reporting season: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... director Brian Han surmises that this approach is especially critical for investors in valuing stocks in the current economic climate. Discounted cash flow models can also be very helpful in cutting out the short-term noise by focusing on the underlying ...

ESG lead salaries hit $350k: Recruiter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... piece is critical - people are looking to the CEO and the board to be genuine around this. Organisations putting climate change as one of the key pillars." The report found that there is a "clear disparity" in pay between genders, but Talent Nation noted ...