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Norway sovereign wealth fund divests 11 Israeli companies, cuts mandates

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025

... month, which includes Australia as announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday. A June study from Harvard University estimated that 377,000 Palestinians are unaccounted for since October 2023. This significantly outweighs the death toll reported ...

Harvard endowment delivers 9.6% return, hits $53.2bn

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024

Harvard University's endowment has delivered a 9.6% return for the fiscal year ending September 30, bringing its total value to $53.2 billion. The endowment, which targets an 8% annual return, has achieved an annual return of 9.3% over the seven years ...

Apostle links with venture capital firm

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023

... Finwave and Verve Motion. The startups are primarily conceived at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University and the University of Rochester. Many of Safar's board members, trustees, and partners come from these institutions. Safar's ...

Fintech professor nabs unique award

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021

... 12 months. Prior to the latest list released this week, SSRN consistently ranked Professor Cass Sunstein of Harvard University first. However, Buckley's paper titled The Evolution of FinTech has proved immensely popular. "My most downloaded paper is ...

Industry fund names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020

... addition to this new role, Kaspar is chair of Cystic Fibrosis Community Care and is studying an executive MBA at Harvard University. "Katherine has considerable passion for the role of small, specific-industry funds, and will make an important contribution ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017

... is the association's designated accreditation. 9.40am - Dear Future Self: The AFA invites an academic from Harvard University, Dr. Jason Mitchell, to speak about the psychology of finance. His message? Humans are hard-wired to prioritise present wants ...

Advisers must be aware of cognitive nuances

KERRIE SYDEE | TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016

... brain and the way human tendencies can impact how knowledge is shared, according to professor of psychology at Harvard University Dr Jason Mitchell. Developed over millions of years of evolution, Mitchell described the human brain not as a piece of clean ...

A former PM, a Harvard professor and an adventurer to headline AFA conference

KERRIE SYDEE | FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016

... vision for the global economic future and the roles China, India and the Pacific Rim will play in such a future. Harvard University professor Jason Mitchell will address the conference in partnership with Kaplan to discuss academic leadership. A professor ...

Capital Group chairman passes away

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015

... involved in a range of educational, civic and community activities throughout his career, including treasurer of Harvard University from 2004-14. He also served on the boards of the California Institute of Technology, the RAND Corporation and Huntington ...

China's mean regression

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014

... prediction by the end of the decade. The Economist cited a working paper by Lant Pritchett and Larry Summers of Harvard University, titled "Asiaphoria meets regression to the mean" which contends just that... that China's growth rate would regress "toward ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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