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ESG lead salaries hit $350k: Recruiter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... current role for less than two years. "We had a period of a couple of years of no movement, and then as we came out of the pandemic, the focus on ESG has just accelerated rapidly," said Talent Nation managing director Richard Evans. "There's more ...

Aussie shares to continue outperformance: Oliver

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... for its huge outperformance in the 2000s, worries about the deteriorating relationship with China, and low exposure to pandemic winners. "An often-expressed view is that Australian companies are not investing because shareholders want high dividends ...

Aussies not bothered by volatile markets: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... remarkable resilience in the Australian economy after three years of economic and social dislocation caused by the global pandemic," State Street Global Advisors head of SPDR distribution in Asia Pacific Meaghan Victor said. In addition, Victor said ...

Brighter Super welcomes chief people officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... where she was the executive general manager of people and culture. She began that role at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, where she led the people functions within an unprecedented, high-risk environment while creating a robust employee experience ...

Skill shortage to continue to cost Aussie companies

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... financial impacts on businesses at a time where the focus on cost management has heightened." Gorton added the end of the pandemic has not caused the skills shortage to ease as once believed. "Or at least not yet," she said. "Though some companies are ...

Salary inflation becoming S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... executive remuneration discussions in 2023, John said. "Safety and corporate culture have been huge issues through the pandemic and they will continue to be a priority," John said. "I think one thing that will be a challenge will be the optics of chief ...

Australia's 1% just keep getting richer: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... report, titled Survival of the richest, Oxfam found that Australian billionaire wealth is 61% higher than it was before the pandemic. There are also 11 more billionaires today than there were in 2020. The fortunes of billionaires around the globe are ...

Global equities to grow in 2023: Plato

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... income report, the Sydney-based investment manager stated that income growth was positive in AUD terms. "After 2020's pandemic-driven income cuts, global investors have seen strong growth in dividends across 2021 (+12.8% in AUD) and again in 2022 (+15.8% ...

APAC airports well positioned for recovery: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... infrastructure assets, in particular airport assets in the Asia Pacific region, are continuing to rebound strongly following the pandemic. According a Fitch Ratings' report, the infrastructure sector has the lowest proportion of deteriorating outlooks ...

Australian CPI accelerates to 7.3%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... peaks, they still remain highly elevated and are 94.9% higher than they were in February 2020 prior to the start of the pandemic." Chesler said there are expectations for another 0.25% increase at the Reserve Bank of Australia's first meeting in February ...