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Realindex appoints former BlackRock executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... account environmental, social and governance considerations," Francis said. Nash has also been a lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney in financial econometrics and at New York University teaching foundations of finance. Commenting on her appointment ...

The fundies of tomorrow

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... clerkships generally go to those students closer to completion and vying for a graduate job. One student from the University of New South Wales, armed with his desire for real funds management experience, saw a gap in tertiary education for financial ...

Increased SG equals increased fees: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
New research from the University of Sydney suggests that raising the superannuation guarantee to 12% will send fees through the roof. The study conducted by Cameron Murray, economist and research fellow at the University of Sydney, found that increasing ...

Women receive worse advice: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... are significantly more likely to receive undiversified financial advice than men, researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology found. Between 2018 and 2019, the academics led by professor Utpal Bhattachary, trained men and women ...

Former QSuper chief joins NZ Super Fund board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... Cambooya, member of the advisory board for the committee for Brisbane and a member of multiple committees at Queensland University of Technology. "The NZ Super Fund is projected to reach NZD70 billion of assets under management within the next decade. ...

Ardea IM announces research partnership

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... its academic research capabilities to the benefit of clients. Ardea Investment Management has partnered with the University of Technology Sydney to create the program, which it hopes will foster "innovative and impactful academic research to advance ...

Hearts and Minds donates almost $10m to charity

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... Foundation; MS Research Australia; Kids Critical Care at Westmead Hospital; and the Brain and Mind Centre within the University of Sydney. "These donated monies will be used by the medical research organisations to fund important research into the prevention ...

Is your CEO smart or just lucky?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... chief executives gain more power for strokes of luck, especially if the boards watching them have weak governance. University of North Carolina academic Turk Al-Sabah probed the question in recently published his research titled CEO Power and Luck: Impact ...

ESG crisis returns overcooked: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... Immunize Stocks Against the Covid-19 Market Crash, published this month, four academics led by Elizabeth Demers from University of Waterloo, investigated the claim that ESG scores indicated share price resilience during the COVID-19 crisis. Among firms ...

First Sentier bolsters board of directors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... around six years. She is also a member of the board of the St James Ethics Centre and a member of the senate for the University of Queensland. Wastcoat was also appointed to First Sentier's board in June, previously served as a non-executive director ...