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MYOB co-founder sells $62m Xero stake for charity

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017

... impact. Winkler's trust, run alongside his wife Di, focuses on disability, environmental concerns and the welfare of indigenous Australians. Xero chief executive Rod Drury said: "We're proud of Craig's continued support of Xero including as one of our ...

Philanthropy Australia names recipients of annual industry awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017

... Survey. The association's chief executive Sarah Davies, also expressed her pride in announcing the winner of the 2017 Indigenous Philanthropy Award. It went to Social Ventures Australia for its collaborative work with The Marnin Studio, Marninwarntikura ...

AIST appoints new CEO

EMMA RAPAPORT | THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017

... AIST profit-to-member funds. She has also been pivotal in driving industry-wide initiatives to improve outcomes for Indigenous Australians, having been the inaugural chair of the Indigenous Superannuation Working Group. Scheerlinck said she was excited ...

Kathy Havers from Catalyst wins Future2 award second-year running

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016

... well-deserved recipient. "Her tireless commitment to community service and philanthropy through her volunteer work with remote indigenous communities, and helping other families living with disabilities, is nothing short of inspirational," De Gori said. ...

Fix super for indigenous Australians: KPMG

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016

Superannuation policy should be reformed to promote the economic wellbeing of indigenous Australia, argues KPMG in a new report. The professional services company said indigenous Australians face unique issues when participating in Australia's compulsory ...

Westpac tops S&P ESG index

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016

... which include increasing the number of women in leadership positions (up to 46% in 2015) and increasing the number of indigenous Australians hired." The statement added that a "continuous focus on human capital development," which included leadership ...

AIST publishes Reconciliation plan

KERRIE SYDEE | WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016

... beginning of our reconciliation journey, we have progressed a number of projects including organising the inaugural Indigenous Super Summit and sponsoring the Big Super Day Out that we hope will lead to improved retirement outcomes for Aboriginal and ...

AUSTRAC improves indigenous super access

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016

... to ease the regulatory burden and provide greater clarity for industry about customer identification requirements. Indigenous people face challenges in accessing super including verification of identity, communication and literacy issues, different cultural ...

Indigenous super event expands to Melbourne

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016

First Nations Foundation has expanded its Big Super Day Out, an event which focuses on Indigenous superannuation, to Melbourne for the first time. The Big Super Day out is a free Indigenous community event designed to encourage First Australians to ...

Perpetual launches Native Title Trust

KERRIE SYDEE | WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016

... Private has launched a Native Title and Community Trust, which aims to provide cost-effective investment support to indigenous communities with native title determination. The trust is designed to open up professional native title management to communities ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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