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Health Super gives aid to fire victims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... "Staff have also volunteered their free-time to take calls from all over Australia, or assist in any way possible with the CFA, RSPCA, Red Cross and the Salvation Army," said the fund. Health Super's staff has also been actively donating blood. While ...

Fin services firms support bushfire appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... who have put their lives on the line to fight the fires and assist the injured, including some AXA staff who are volunteer CFA members, and our thanks and support go out to all of them," said AXA chief executive Andrew Penn. According to early morning ...

US Senate passes bail-out 74 to 25

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... tensions over the bail-out bill have been exacerbated by both sides lecturing each other over who is to blame. Jeff Diermeier, CFA, president and chief executive officer of CFA Institute, said, "I believe Monday's vote was an unfortunate display of the ...

CFA decorates Ambachtsheer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
The CFA Institute awarded Keith Ambachtsheer the James R. Vertin Award for his continued work in pension research. The award recognises research that remains relevant and continues to provide value to investment professionals. Ambachtsheer is a director ...

Investors influence credit ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... investors, issuers, and underwriters to change their ratings, a new survey shows. A recent member opinion poll conducted by the CFA Institute found that 11 per cent of those surveyed witnessed a CRA alter its rating in response to pressures from external ...

CFS GAM names new chief

... Society of Financial Analysts (SSFA), and is a former board member of the Japan Society of Investment Professionals (currently, CFA Society of Japan). He completed a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia and is a member of the ...

CFA launches SRI guidelines

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
The CFA Institute produced a top 10 list of responsible investment guidelines to help investors understand and incorporate socially responsible investments (SRI) into their portfolio. The list was developed after CFA members highlighted the need for ...

CFA takes ethics inhouse

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
The CFA Society of Sydney has launched its Ethics and Financial Integrity workshop this week and intends to offer the program internally for finance companies in the coming months. "This is the first in a series of what we'd like to roll out on a more ...

Russell names IC director

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... South East Asia. Prior to joining Russell, Franks was asset manager in North America and the UK for 25 years. Graeme Bibby, CFA, who is part of the investment consulting team in Melbourne, has been promoted from consultant to senior consultant. Bibby ...

Post sub-prime, ethics more crucial than ever: CFAs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
Australia has just hosted its first ever board meeting for the chartered financial analysts (CFA) institute who are here to talk about what they need to do to keep up with growing demand for their professional qualifications. "Domestically the CFA brand ...