ACSI

Policy & Regulation

Speaking at the 2023 ACSI Annual Conference, Minister Stephen Jones said the government would prefer doing “too much too soon, not too little too late” on its sustainabil...

Funds management

There’s been progress towards addressing the gender gap this past year, but there’s still work to be done in an industry that has been historically male dominated. ...

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Funds management

The majority of ASX 200 companies are now disclosing detailed information on their ESG risks and their plans to manage them, according to research by the Australian Counc...

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Financial planning

The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has released data revealing women only make up 9.5% of board chair roles and 6.5% of chief executive roles across the A...

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Superannuation

As superannuation funds grow in assets, NAB chief executive, Ross McEwan, is concerned they will hold excess influence over firms as large shareholders in the future....

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Funds management

With women appointed to the boards of Silver Lake Resources and Chalice Mining, there is no longer a company on the ASX 200 with an all-male board....

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Financial planning

Despite the credible complaint against him, the former AMP employee who accused Boe Pahari of sexual harassment says female employers at the firm expected her to return t...

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Superannuation

Changes to disclosure measures under the Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No.1) Bill could be a “green light for more reckless behaviour”, according to the Australi...

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Policy & Regulation

The guide will encourage super funds, fund managers, and other investors to strengthen their own reporting under the new Modern Slavery Act 2018 law....

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Funds management

The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has called for changes which would see environmental, social and governance considerations formally factored into regul...

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Superannuation

Annual director elections, non-binding shareholder resolutions, binding votes on remuneration policies, and CEO pay ratios disclosure would all help improve super funds’ ...

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Superannuation

A key superannuation industry body has pointed to chief executive pay hitting a record high and has warned it will oppose excessive CEO bonuses....

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Features

Equal gender representation in the financial services industry remains elusive, as unconscious bias, the gender pay gap, and rigid working conditions prevent women from b...

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People & Products

Australian Super chief executive, Ian Silk has been appointed to the board of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors....

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Financial planning

ACSI will be targeting ASX200 companies that have no female directors or no plan to achieve the 30 per cent female board target in 2017....

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