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Industry fund takes aim at asset manager diversity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... super fund is reviewing 70 of its local and offshore asset managers to determine where they stand on workplace gender diversity. The reason for this, HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey explained, is the fund is "committed to gender equality and that ...

Employers of choice work to close super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... Australia's largest profit-for-member superannuation funds, our aim is to be a leader in supporting equality, inclusion and diversity not only in our workplace but with our members and in the broader community as well," Dwyer said. TAL was the only life ...

Government passes BEAR reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... Government and the Opposition recognise the importance of customer owned banking and the vital role it plays in delivering diversity and competition in retail banking," COBA chief executive Michael Lawrence said. He added that it is critical to minimise ...

FTSE Russell launches gender diversity indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... in passive investments. The FTSE Women on Boards Leadership Index Series is designed to integrate a company's gender diversity leadership and its social impact into a broad market benchmark. The two indices, the FTSE All-Share Women on Boards Leadership ...

Insto investors looking for company transparency: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... chief investment officers and general counsels. Of these, 71% prioritised board director "skills" over gender or ethnic diversity. Participants also flagged an increased focus on what was described as "unjustified pay," which Morrow Sodali said indicated ...

Wells Fargo opens up on pay gaps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... investor concerns. It's a win for the company, its employees, and investors who reap the performance benefits of greater diversity. As the third largest bank in the US, Wells Fargo's equal pay commitment should prove influential across the industry," ...

2017 AGMs less tumultuous: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... put a spotlight on 'soft hurdles', which encompassed achieving customer satisfaction, employee safety standards and diversity targets. But many shareholders questioned why chief executives were being compensated for these 'achievements' when this is ...

Commonwealth Bank appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... leadership, CBA has become a more inclusive and innovative organisation, and an employer of choice for gender and social diversity. It has also achieved and sustained industry-leading customer satisfaction ratings, through continued investment in its ...

Active manager diversity breeds performance: WTW

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Investors who rely on a single active equity manager are more likely to underperform, according to Willis Towers Watson research. The analysis revealed that if an investor were to pick one equity manager randomly, chances of adding value are low - even ...

CFA Australia recruits industry veterans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
CFA Societies Australia appointed investment management veterans Maria Wilton and Stephen Dunne to chair its diversity and advocacy bodies respectively. Wilton is the new chair of CFA Societies Australia's National Diversity Committee, a body aiming ...