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ASFA launches blueprint for post-retirement system

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... Australians." Vamos said the system is not delivering as well as it could for women, the self-employed, casual workers and Indigenous Australians. "We must start making policy changes now, to enhance the superannuation experiences of these groups, and ...

Whitehelm appointed to advise $2 billion Land Account

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005, the Land Account was established for the purpose of making payments to the Indigenous Land Corporation. "The Land Account adds to our roster of prominent Australian Institutional clients," Whitehelm Capital ...

Ridout made honorary Doctor of Business

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... an honorary Doctor of Business by Macquarie University for her "considerable contributions to business, industry and indigenous education promotion." The honour comes just over a year after Ridout was made an Officer of the Order of Australia. Ridout ...

FSC Industry Excellence Award winners announced

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014

Packer launches $200 million philanthropic fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Gaming billionaire James Packer has launched a $200 million philanthropic fund to support the arts and Indigenous education for the next 10 years. The Foundation will be funded jointly by the Packer Family Foundation and the Crown Resorts Foundation ...

Star managers launch fund-of-funds in support of children's charities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... charities the investment company is supporting are: Act for Kids, Australian Children's Music Foundation, Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, Lighthouse Foundation, Kids Helpline, Raise, The Mirabel Foundation, Variety, United Way Australia ...

IOOF reports growth across the board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... only a limited number of trustee companies in Australia, we're already seeing a growth in philanthropy, a growth in indigenous estates that are managed by trusteeship, so it's a growing market. And we think that it would benefit from out more significant ...

IBA launches REIT for indigenous investors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013

How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... and governance (ESG) factors, including tailings disposal, rehabilitation of land, carbon emissions and respect for indigenous rights. "BHP Billiton and Rio are leaders in the mining space. Compared to their peers, they've got a better environmental ...

FSC to support Indigenous financial literacy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... formed a long-term partnership alliance with First Nations Foundation (FNF) to help improve the financial literacy of Indigenous Australians. The FSC will be providing a minimum of $50,000 a year for three years funds to the FNF to help expand its adult ...