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Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... factor will be the minimum wage case and said if the federal government increases 6% or 7%, as requested by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), it could trigger more hikes. "The RBA would then worry, if the minimum wage has gone up and award ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... regulators will only be able to catch the "most egregious" examples of greenwashing in Australia. Speaking at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' annual conference in Sydney, Jones called the forthcoming sustainable finance taxonomy ...

RBA appointments prompt debate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... whole lot of union officials with deep links to the Labor Party." Meanwhile, others applauded the decision. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) said it's been critical of the RBA and its board for its lack of understanding about wage growth ...

February exam records 67% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... candidates who sat the February exam, 128 passed. Sixty percent of them sat it for the first time. In aggregate, the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), which administers the exam, counted 20,425 individuals sat the exam. Some 93% or ...

ART appoints new board, investment committee members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... 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: "As we seek to invest more than ...

Salary inflation becoming S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... poor internally, we will ask the question, do you have any EBAs on the agenda for this year?" he said. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has long tracked worker health and safety, corporate culture and other social issues as part ...

Latest adviser exams see 57% pass rate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... cycle, as has been the practice for past exams, unsuccessful candidates will receive general feedback from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to highlight the curriculum areas where they have underperformed," it said. Candidates can ...

CareSuper chair elected deputy president of ACSI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
CareSuper chair Linda Scott has been elected as the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ASCI) deputy president. Scott said she's looking forward to making a strong contribution to support ASCI's excellent ESG leadership. ASCI said ...

Cbus appoints head of responsible investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
... these opportunities and risks has never been more important." McKay first joined Cbus in mid-2018 from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors where she was an engagement and policy consultant. She had previously worked at ACSI between 2002 ...

UniSuper appoints ESG manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... considerations in investments and operations, to inform decisions taken in investments. Barns joins the fund from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. There she specialised in climate risk and provided research to funds on how companies ...