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Murdoch matriarch remembered for charity work

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, the mother of media magnate Rupert Murdoch, died overnight at her home in Victoria at the age of 103. She will be remembered as one of Australia's leading philanthropists, dedicating her life to worthy causes. She was known to ...

Early engagement key to next-gen wealth transfer

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... ways quickly arises between the parents and children. "Some families give each child an allocation of money to give to a charity of their choice under the conditions that they justify their rationale," he continued. "This opens up useful discussions ...

Who wants to be a rock star?

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... players gathered together to hear progress on the FICAP Voices mentoring program being run by YWCA NSW and FICAP's new charity, Redkite. The next RockStar event will be held on Thursday 21 March 2013 at the Beresford Hotel in Sydney and will raise money ...

Ex Deutsche AM chief joins Africa charity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
Former CEO of Deutsche Asset Management Australia, Stephen O'Brien has become a director of the Oasis Africa charity. Since exiting Deutsche Bank, O'Brien has been working with the team at Oasis Africa Australia, a charity that raises awareness and ...

FICAP partners with Redkite

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... an organisation supporting children and young people with cancer and their families, has been chosen as FICAP's primary charity partner for 2013. The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) Committee selected the charity from a number of applicants. ...

Northern Trust secures UK charity mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... effect to support their requirements and navigate these complexities." The Nesta Trust is a newly created independent charity formed from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts to provide investments and grants in order to support ...

ESG RA Awards celebrate industry achievers

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... Rob Fowler, chair, ESG Research Australia. Award winners were given an investment in a UCA Funds Management fund for the charity of their choice. Event sponsors were UCA Funds Management, Solaris Investment Management and Maple-Brown Abbott Investment ...

Industry execs head to UK for charity marathon

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
Three senior AMP executives will lace up their running shoes next month and take part in the London marathon to raise money for the Prostate Care Foundation. Paul Harrop, Adrian Emery and Paul Williams will be joined by a team of other senior executives ...

Fin services rallies for charity ride

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... preparing for a coastal motorcycle ride to raise much needed funds for young Australians. In its 13th year, 'Corners for Kids' charity motorcycle event will see industry motorcyclists ride from NSW-coastal town of Gosford on March 8, before passing Port ...

Financial services digging deep for FICAP

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
The Financial Industry Community Aid Programme (FICAP) has signed up another three platinum sponsors for its charity concert next month. ANZ, Colonial First State and RNC Global Projects have joined returning sponsors BT Financial Group and Perpetual ...