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Rainmaker executive awarded prestigious scholarship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... role that the media industry plays in financial literacy." Rabah will use her scholarship to study at Harvard Business School in Boston, undertaking the Authentic Leader Development Program. Rabah said it is both a privilege and an honour to receive ...

Aware Super, VISSF finalise merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
Aware Super has completed the successor fund transfer with the Victorian Independent Schools Superannuation Fund (VISSF). From today, VISSF members are now part of Aware Super, with the latter now supporting more than 200,000 members in the education ...

UniSuper, Australian Catholic Super exploring merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
The $11 billion Australian Catholic Superannuation has committed to explore a merger with $105 billion industry fund UniSuper. The two funds signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore a potential merger, which would see Australian Catholic Super ...

Citi Foundation awards over $1m to community partners

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... list of grant recipients. With this grant money, Northcott NEXT program will provide personalised services and empower school leavers with a disability to gain the skills required to transition to their next life stage. "Disability is an increasing area ...

CountPlus reappoints chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
... structured development of their people, and it is with this in mind that CountPlus has partnered with Melbourne Business School and built a CountPlus Leadership Development Framework comprising programs for new managers, emerging senior leaders and a ...

Test-induced movement marginal: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
Only a handful of Aussies whose super fund failed the inaugural performance test have taken action and closed their accounts, according to APRA. Analysis by the prudential regulator shows that of the one million member accounts in products that failed ...

Climate science skills needed in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... setting expectations for management of such risks and improving the quality of disclosures. University of Sydney Business School professor Christopher Wright agreed and said it is up to businesses to take action with new skills and frameworks. "As the ...

Aussies in the dark over super stapling

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... a base level of protection." CSBA and Fund Executives Association Limited (FEAL) in partnership with Melbourne Business School conducted a similar survey on employers and found 54% were not aware of the stapling requirement.

Financial Standard, Deakin University partner

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... financial planning studies," Deakin University's Financial Planning Program director Marc Olynyk said. "Deakin Business School has a strong focus on developing linkages with leading industry organisations and this partnership illustrates the commitment ...

End of the road for Dollarmites

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
Commonwealth Bank has ditched its 90-year-old Dollarmites program after the state governments' banning of school banking schemes. The New South Wales government is the latest to jump on board and ban bank-run marketing schemes in classrooms after ...