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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
... D-Day invasion. When he was 15, a vocational test suggested he become a psychologist and he graduated from the Hebrew University in 1954 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and mathematics. Kahneman went on to get his doctorate in psychology from ...

Chalmers expected to deliver Budget surplus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... parental leave. In addition, the government has also planned big spending for aged care, the expansion of the NDIS and university funding. "The revenue upgrades will be smaller. In each of our first two budgets, we benefited from more than $100 billion ...

Super funds in pole position for expanded advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... need to do in other parts of the financial services industry," he said at the time. For banks to enter advice, RMIT University senior lecturer in finance and program manager My Nguyen said that they can leverage their existing customer base, data, and ...

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 ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... onset of a war. Since Russia's invasion, share prices of Thales and BAE soared 47% and 80% respectively. Deakin University research reveals that since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, investors - including super funds - have shifted their money into ...

Gender pay gap reporting to be scrutinised

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... issue that reflects cultural issues and work practices. Last year, research from Ardea IM and the Australian National University found that men receive more unsolicited promotions than women - and this could be one factor contributing to the gender pay ...
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