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Brian Hartzer to release leadership book

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Former Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer will release a professional development book on effective leadership in April. The leadership star: A practical guide to building engagement is due out next month, presents a five-point framework developed ...

Chester eyes ASIC chair role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester has confirmed that she wants to be considered for the role as chair of the corporate regulator, taking over from James Shipton who will step down as soon as the right candidate is announced. A Senate Parliamentary Joint ...

CSC pivots towards divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
At Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation's annual general meeting yesterday, the $50 billion government fund revealed it has divested pure-play coal. CSC chief investment officer Alison Tarditi revealed for the first time that the fund has divested ...

Pahari's pay packet revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... Board Culture Working Group, of which I was chair, and initiated a review of workplace conduct," Hazelton said. "A major task of the Culture Working Group was to set down the board's shared beliefs in terms of culture, governance and strategy." She ...

CFOs gain clout in ESG metrics

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
Many companies are housing the ultimate responsibility for ESG with their chief financial officers, says a new report from Accenture. Accenture interviewed about 1517 finance leaders including chief financial officers from around the globe for the seventh ...

Woodside results vindicate divestment argument: Activists

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... disclosures. "Woodside is exposed to a number of climate-related risks that, in our view, are not disclosed in accordance with the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures," the EDO said. "Woodside's climate-related risks include the ...

Chief economist update: RBA extends QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... the onus of Australia's complete resurrection falls back onto the RBA's shoulders. And, Lowe said, it was up to the task: "The board will not increase the cash rate until actual inflation is sustainably within the 2 to 3% target range. For this ...

Cromwell appoints head of development

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
The ASX-listed property developer and manager has promoted internally to appoint a head of development with responsibility for Australian and European projects. Effective February 1, Chris Hansen will oversee Cromwell Property Group's development and ...

BlackRock reinforces commitment to ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... long-term return potential. "This is why last year, we asked all companies to report in alignment with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), which ...

Crackdown on ERS scams continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed it is still working with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to crack down on early release of super scams which cost Australians over $6 million. Combined, the value of scams rose 23% in 2020, with ...