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Rest firms up net zero pathway

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... more than 10% of revenue from thermal coal, with the caveat "unless the company has a credible net zero by 2050 plan or science-based targets". "We will advocate for an economy-wide reduction of emissions of 45% by 2030, based on 2005 levels, particularly ...

Students opt for healthcare over finance: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
A survey by the CFA Institute shows that more university students and new graduates want to work in healthcare and science than in finance. Out of the 1000 respondents who took part in the global survey, more Australians see themselves working in healthcare ...

Australian Ethical makes strategic investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... CSIRO Innovation Fund, managed by Main Sequence. "We created the fund to bridge the gap that separates great Australian science and traditional investors, so we can translate more great Australian science into real-world solutions that make life better ...

HESTA to support young women in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... Returnship Program which encourages mature-aged workers to retrain in areas of skill shortages such as tech, digital and data science. "A lot of people at HESTA find they're doing some of the best work of their careers that's helping improve outcomes ...

Cracking the data science code

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
The funds management industry is at risk of getting left behind if it does not adopt data science and machine learning. A panel at this afternoon's Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees 2021 Conference hosted by State Super chief investment ...

Maths an unpopular subject with high schoolers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... don't have enough STEM-qualified teachers. It said 45% of school principals that responded to its survey said maths and science classes were being taught by teachers not fully qualified. "The consequences of declining higher maths participation in school ...

New chair for AIA Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... Australians live healthier, longer, better lives." Yates is also chair of the Royal Institution of Australia, the Australian Science Media Centre, the Faculty of Business and Economics at Melbourne University, the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation ...

CBA launches JV for institutional tool

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... deliver better services for their clients. CommBank iQ will combine Australia's largest pool of transaction data and data science capability to deliver insights that will underpin products and support and potentially automate insittutions' decision-making ...

Research firm launches, hires Macquarie exec

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... assess and benchmark the investment managers, he said, adding that Inalytics is able to supplement this process using data science. Goodman reports to Rick Di Mascio, the founder and chief executive of Inalytics. On the appointment, Di Mascio commented ...

Hostplus, HNWs back CSIRO fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... members." "This new fund will help us continue this pivotal work to solve the world's biggest challenges through investment in science-powered companies," Main Sequence partner Mike Zimmerman said. Main Sequence uses a venture science model which identifies ...