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Boards still lagging on diversity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
The latest report from Deloitte and 30% Club Australia questions whether boards are fit for purpose, especially when lacking diversity of experience or background. The report, titled Bold moves in the boardroom, asked whether boards are set up to navigate ...

HESTA impact lead goes it alone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... company proclaims", she said. "There are countless examples in companies where the saying and the doing don't match - whether it's proclaiming to progress gender equality while cloaking sexual discrimination in NDAs or committing to a net zero ...

Education reforms are promising: SAFAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... services and the digital economy Jane Hume released an education standards policy paper, seeking industry feedback on whether they currently remain fit for purpose. The industry has until February 1 to provide feedback. At the crux of the proposals is ...

Super fund appoints ESG, listed equities lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... argued that working closely with other asset class managers meant she was close to what is happening across the whole fund, whether fixed interest, credit, or real assets. "This will result in the creation of a portfolio of high-quality ESG rated investments ...

Environmental goals edge out social issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... while social issues received a brief mention. "Work on a Social Taxonomy finally began in 2021. Ongoing discussions about whether the taxonomies should be separate or combined illustrate that even the experts are struggling with the same question that ...

Federal Reserve mulls central bank digital currency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... The US Federal Reserve Board is examining the pros and cons of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as it considers whether the creation of one would improve the domestic payments system. Considering the current state of the US domestic payments system ...

It will pay to keep employees happy: Fink

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... drives down productivity, and erodes culture and corporate memory," he said. Chief executives should be asking themselves whether they are creating an environment that can compete for talent in this market, Fink said. "Workers demanding more from their ...

Federal Court fines Mayfair $30m

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021
... chair Sarah Court said this penalty makes clear that firms must do the right thing by their investors, irrespective of whether they are wholesale or retail investors. "Failing to accurately advertise financial products can result in significant penalties ...

Industry responds to heatmap findings

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... 'blunt stick' of performance assessments may cause consumers to disregard their insurance arrangements and not consider whether they can secure suitable life insurance cover should they switch funds," Briggs said. "Consumer are encouraged to seek financial ...

Choice products not so choice: APRA

CHLOE WALKER, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... to address areas of concern," Cole said. "If they are unable or unwilling to do so, they need seriously to reconsider whether their members would be better served with their money elsewhere."