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07 September 2022 • By Jon Bragg • 1 min read

Companies with poor ESG practices underperform over long term

The trend is consistent across sectors except for two notable exceptions. Research by Federated Hermes on the link between environmental, social ...

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‘Staggering’ step backwards for gender equality at ASX companies

Fewer companies now have gender-balanced senior leadership teams while the number of women CEOs has remained unchanged. Only 50 companies in the ...

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BlackRock expands fixed income ETF range

An Australian dollar hedged version of the iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG ETF has been launched. The iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG AUD ...

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Financial services industry puts anti-money laundering on the agenda

New research has examined the attitudes of banking and finance professionals towards anti-money laundering. Anti-money laundering (AML) has risen ...

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‘Shout from the hilltops how hard you work’, award winner tells women

A mortgage broker has urged women to enter the Women in Finance Awards to gain recognition, attract new business, and build confidence. Mortgage ...

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Australian economy ‘largely in the RBA's hands’, economists agree

All four major banks expect the central bank to lift rates by another 50 basis points on Tuesday. At its September board meeting on Tuesday, the ...

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Grant Thornton charged over iSignthis audit

ASIC has brought criminal charges against the audit firm and one of its former directors. Grant Thornton Audit and one of the firm’s former ...

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Australia’s house price decline accelerates with the largest fall in decades

National house prices have now been in decline for four consecutive months. The housing market downturn has accelerated and become more ...

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Returning inflation to target is the RBA’s key focus in 22–23

The Reserve Bank has outlined six strategic focus areas in its latest corporate plan. With the consumer price index sitting at its highest level in ...

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Newly launched DFCRC to focus on ‘game-changing’ areas of digital finance

Government, industry and education institutions have joined the official launch of the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre. The Digital ...

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