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Millennials face gender inequality shock

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... shock' as they realise traditional gender roles continue to exist in the workplace. Principal and practice leader - diversity and inclusion at Mercer, Yolanda Beattie said the conditioning of millennials as a values-based generation deeply aligned with ...

NAS launches ESG reporting service

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... can be used to monitor carbon emissions, as well as other metrics including bribery events, board independency, board diversity, and greenhouse gas reduction targets. The launch of new service comes as many an increasing number of institutional investors ...

BlackRock publishes staff gender split

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... nearly half of their workforce, they often represent just 25% of senior executives. In the latest assessment of gender diversity in the industry, the Finanical Times' funds management supplement, FTfm, asked the 15 largest asset managers in the US and ...

PROFILE: Standard Life Investments head of Australasian business Simone Bouch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... Northern Europe and Germany versus Spain. It was a massive learning curve but it was great. Having a team with such diversity of culture was so different. Henderson in the UK was not like AMP in Australia, they had different cultures," Bouch says. Not ...

UBS Microcap fund added to Macquarie Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... sector is dominated by financials, and to a lesser degree the large resource stocks, whereas small caps have much greater diversity across industry type, so you don't have the concentration risk that you have in the large-cap index." "The other key difference ...

Focus on older men will kill financial planning

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... Marcus O'Sullivan. Commenting on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, O'Sullivan said the severe lack of diversity in financial planning was a major hindrance to the reputation - and survival - of the profession. "The reality is that ...

Diversity isn't going to a Chinese restaurant: PwC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Diversity in corporate governance means more than the board of directors going to a Chinese restaurant now and then, according to PwC partner Ken Woo. Speaking on a diversity panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Woo acknowledged a natural ...

Fees still an issue for alternatives: WTW

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... wanting to make the most of market volatility and associated alpha opportunities..." While investors continue to look for diversity, the higher fees associated with alternative asset classes has pushed an increasing number of investors to explore various ...

New board members at Sunsuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... experience in nurturing digitally enabled business models to the team. Moltoni's appointment also extends Sunsuper's gender diversity to four out of nine directors. "Each of the directors' vast experience in their respective fields will prove valuable ...

BNP launches ESG analytics tool

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... usage; social factors, such as human rights and community relations; and corporate governance factors, such as board diversity and shareholder rights. General manager of BNP Patrick Colle said: "ESG is becoming an essential part of the investment decision-making ...