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Australian Ethical adds to investment committee

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... managing director of Debt Capital Markets at Westpac Institutional Bank. He now sits on several investment committees and boards across funds management, infrastructure, and insurance. Commenting on the appointments, Australian Ethical chief executive ...

Boys' clubs cost companies: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... diversity firms, relative to low diversity firms, can potentially generate an annual return premium of 2.5% for diverse boards and a 4% annual return premium for diverse senior management. "The gender diversity premium has not yet been priced in by the ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... that meet the criteria - of either having a high percentage of women in leadership or having a higher number of women on boards," Saxo Australian market strategist Jessica Amir says. "Globally, just 6% of companies have 40% or more women in leadership. ...

Gender imbalance persists in ASX200

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... doubling from seven years ago when there were only 18%. Out of the 200 companies, there are currently only 19 one-woman boards. The ASX300 hit the 30% barrier in November 2020 and currently sits at 33.1% female representation. While boards are broadly ...

CSC turns 100 years old

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... public service and military superannuation schemes. The Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA) and Military Trustee Boards then merged to become the CSC. "We are thrilled to be announcing this exciting milestone because for us it is about celebrating ...

Proxy advice reforms defeated

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... oversight of investee companies, Rennie said. "If allowed to stand, the reforms could have decreased the accountability of boards and management," Rennie said. "Boards are ultimately responsible to their shareholders. Restricting the ability of certain ...

Boards still lagging on diversity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
The latest report from Deloitte and 30% Club Australia questions whether boards are fit for purpose, especially when lacking diversity of experience or background. The report, titled Bold moves in the boardroom, asked whether boards are set up to navigate ...

Former APRA executive joins Zurich

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
Zurich has appointed former APRA executive board member Geoff Summerhayes to its suite of boards. A former financial services chief executive, director and APRA executive board member, Summerhayes joins five of Zurich's main APRA-regulated boards as ...

ASIC exposes RE structure conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... found a mixture of executive directors and non-executive directors; one board had all non-executive directors and three boards consisted only of executive directors. Only four in 10 REs had mostly independent directors. Other than their RE board roles ...

State Street on how it will vote

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... helps a company make meaningful progress towards the destination," SSGA said in the letter. "Indeed, it is essential that boards understand their companies' pathway to net zero, and how they will leverage their unique strengths and opportunities ...