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Australia improves super system quality

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... build member confidence and engagement, which will lead to further improvement. In Australia, where the Age Pension is a safety net, older women are at greater risk of homelessness and poverty, she said, adding that specific measures to level the retirement ...

Greater diversity needed outside ASX 200: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... addressing unconscious bias during interviews and relying more on transferable skills, aptitude and drive rather than the safety of experience." Mackie suggested as solutions de-identifying CVs when recruiting, commenting and grading responses from interviewees ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... the coronavirus pandemic, which brings up many ESG issues like equal access to healthcare and vaccinations, and worker safety. Overseas, China, Japan and South Korea made a commitment to reduce emissions in late 2020, while the US re-signed the Paris ...

Realside Financial Group adds to team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... that can be managed, it allows for outsized, risk-adjusted returns, focusing on quality and providing a large margin of safety."

ASX 100 missing key reporting metric: ACCR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... workforce; few companies define and describe their labour hire and contracted workforce; many fail to report health and safety data for contractors; and companies often use different reporting metrics for direct and indirect workforces. For 14% of companies ...

BT Panorama down for a week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... a deluge of calls from clients not able to log in and as the week progressed client's getting more worried for the safety of their money," Shorte said. Shorte added that pension payments had to be requested manually, and trades also could not be ...

Life insurance drives economy: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... therefore can have a direct impact by reducing welfare costs. "Life insurance serves a noble purpose by providing a vital safety net should the worst happen, but we need to make its value easier for people to understand. The industry is under the microscope ...

Aussie investors optimistic about returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... market volatility (40%). However, one of the biggest unforeseen challenges is managing the gap between their desire for safety and investment performance. Natixis Australia chief executive Damon Hambly said it is evident that Australian investors trust ...

Verve Super launches gender diversity index

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... Equality Agency (WGEA). The screening process is based on five areas: gender pay parity; anti-sexual harassment and workplace safety policies and practices; formal commitments to drive change inclusivity and flexible workplace practices; promotion of ...

MAM fund buys waste company

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... partnering with its team to support Beauparc's long-term growth plans, maintaining its strong focus on customers, health and safety, and sustainability." Blackstone previously made a 37.6% stake in Beauparc two years ago with the remaining holding belonging ...