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CalSTRS appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... companies, partners and the industry," he said. Before joining CalSTRS, Chan was senior managing director of the University of California, Office of the chief investment officer of the Regents, where he oversaw the US$55 billion global equities portfolio. ...

The rising role and risks of generative AI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... investment in OpenAI, the public nevertheless remains sceptical about AI's benefits. A survey by KPMG Australia and the University of Queensland, involving 17,000 people across 17 countries, found that Australians are among the most cautious regarding ...

Billionaire quant investing legend Jim Simons dies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... the Vietnam War but soon became head of the mathematics department at Stony Brook University, part of the State University of New York system. Simons left academia to start Monometrics in 1978, later renamed Renaissance Technologies. The firm's flagship ...

Scott Farquhar steps down from Atlassian

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... role when he steps down on August 31. Farquhar and Cannon-Brookes co-founded Atlassian in 2001 after meeting at the University of New South Wales. Cannon-Brookes said he had known Farquhar for nearly three decades and had "experienced every major life ...

ASFA appoints new policy head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... governments. Most recently, James has worked as a government engagement specialist in the Vice-Chancellor's office at the University of Sydney." Koval said he welcomed the opportunity to lead ASFA's extensive policy and research program, which he said ...

Frontier promotes four staff members

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... Adelaide-based presence, where she has helped build a strong and growing pool of South Australian clients. These include the University of Adelaide, Return to Work SA and Perks Private Wealth. Purkis has risen quickly through the ranks having joined ...

Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman dies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... a bachelor's degree in psychology and mathematics. Kahneman went on to get his doctorate in psychology from the University of California and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2002, with his famed Prospect Theory cited.

Twynam Group targets US$50m for new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... Australia, the US, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Notable founding investors include Walmart heir Lucas Walton, and Swinburne University of Technology. Twynam Group chief executive Johnny Kahlbetzer said the family office has been interested in decarbonisation ...

Superannuation fund returns underperformed SMSFs: Research

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... superannuation funds lagged self-managed super funds (SMSFs) by 4.1% in the 2021-22 financial year, according to the University of Adelaide. During this period, while the S&P/ASX 200 index declined by more than 10%, the median SMSF decreased by only ...

AIA adds to C-suite lineup

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... experience in senior finance leadership roles, most recently serving as executive director of central operations at the University of Sydney. She has also held tenures at Zurich, Westpac, BT Financial Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Colonial ...
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