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Gender diversity improves, cultural diversity falls: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... improvement. The Board Diversity index, published by the Governance Institute of Australia and recruiter Watermark Search International, examined six years of data to put gender diversity, cultural diversity, skills diversity, age diversity and tenure ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... and the many ways of rating, scoring and measuring ESG success. It features insights from J.P. Morgan, Fidelity International, Schroders, Local Government Super, Mercer and more.

Major industry events cancelled amid pandemic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... she said. McLaren added that FICAP hopes to rebook the even in the future. Last week, BNY Mellon called off its International Women's Day event. Dealer group Synchron postponed its conference which was scheduled to be in May in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... re-iterated the message that a husband is not a retirement plan as women's lower super balances are highlighted on International Women's Day. The two key factors for a more comfortable retirement are marriage and home ownership, but with higher divorce ...

Why Phillip Morris gets ESG points

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... Investments chief investment officer Rupal J. Bhansali shared her contrarian views on ESG investing and why Phillip Morris International makes the cut. "Because we are risk aware managers we are going to be ESG aware," Bhansali said. "We believe in engaging ...

Surplus may not be as advertised: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... was needed around the participation of temporary migrants in the labour market. Australia has a high proportion of international students and people on working holidays participating in the labour markets - with these demographic segments largely in ...

ASX 200 hits female director target

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... these as TPG Telecom, HUB24, NRW Holdings, Pro Medicus, New Hope Corporation, Silver Lake Resources and Speedcast International. However, earlier this month HUB24 appointed its first female director to its board.

Ethical super fund shutters themed options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... inception it returned -1.50% to June 2019. The asset allocations for the other three options were split between international and Australian shares. The pride option achieved a return of 7.96%, while the animals option returned 2.83%. The environment ...

FIIG makes first impact investing play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... microfinance arm of World Vision to launch its first impact investing product in Australia. FIIG Securities and VisionFund International launched an impact bond to the Australian market today, in an effort to help fund financial inclusion activities ...

FPA Congress could be biggest yet

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... in the industry." De Gori said there are about 20 financial planners coming from overseas to attend the congress. International speakers include Phil Billingham and Janet Hugo. Approximately 35% of delegates are female, a strong showing considering the ...