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Women missing from C-suite lineups

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... the study's authors believe. Nine in 10 of the financial services companies surveyed asserted a commitment to gender diversity, yet only 11% set gender representation targets for promotions. The study suggests some solutions to achieving parity at all ...

Philanthropists must move beyond the hierarchy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... those things. I just don't agree with that," he said. Kramer highlighted global issues such as poverty, education and diversity are indeed noteworthy causes and need attention, but philanthropists have a much broader scope to address the matters that ...

Stale boys club lingers on: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... that men are not genuinely committed to gender equality in investment management and were merely paying lip service to diversity. Some respondents reported feeling they were only hired to meet diversity quotas and that men continue to recruit in their ...

Charter Hall acquires $1.6bn property fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... to their leading position in the social infrastructure sector and the suite of listed and unlisted funds adds to our diversity of sources of equity, whilst their origination capability is expected to generate property investments for the expanded list ...

Female Excellence in Advice finalists announced

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... panel in September about their business achievements, community involvement and views on mentoring, education, gender diversity and future vision.

Nikko AM wins Aussie equities mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... Nikko AM appointed its global head of product and marketing to a newly created role in an effort to champion meaningful diversity. In addition to her existing role, Tokyo-based Stefanie Drews was appointed diversity advocate, responsible for ensuring ...

Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... investment decisions. "We are now at a stage whereby issues such as climate change, human rights, corporate culture, diversity and a whole range of other important sustainability issues are right at the forefront of consideration by Australia's finance ...

Perpetual wins RE mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... locations." Whitmore added the properties are well established, operationally proven and strategically located with diversity of crop type, climate, water source and end market. Whitmore is also chief executive of single-family office Costa Asset Management ...

HESTA boss wins FEAL award

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... discussions and displayed commitment and advocacy across the financial services sector, with her achievements in promoting diversity being particularly commendable." In addition to her role as HESTA chief executive, Blakey holds a number of directorships ...

Diversity underscores wealth manager success

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... responsibilities in this context as yet. Having a diverse workforce will likely bring together the characteristics that diversity such as empathy and emotional intelligence that lends itself to a "virtuous circle." He explains that the industry can no ...