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US instos get active on human rights

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... including US-based Amalgamated Bank, the Service Employees International Union's Master Trust and Chicago-based Sisters of Charity. While the number of shareholder proposals might appear low, the actual number of resolutions is difficult to quantify ...

Women in Super aids breast cancer research

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
Only three months to go before the 2010 Mother's Day Classic, the annual charity walk and run organised by Women in Super to support breast cancer research. The national event, which has raised more than $5.7 million since 1998, was launched yesterday ...

Fin services execs rock on for charity

... group of financial services professionals, is aimed at showcasing musical talents of the industry while raising money for charity. The annual event: 'Who wants to be a Rockstar' will raise money for the NSW children's hospice, Bear Cottage, and child ...

AMP and Hillross pledge $18,900 to charity

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
AMP and Hillross financial planners have pledged $18,900 to the Future2 Foundation, a charity that supports the financially under-privileged. The group's financial planners pledged donations by placing a 'leaf', which represents a $100 donation, on ...

Aus Ethical to give $12,500 for green film

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... corporate actions and the environment. The $12,500 prize is part of the $40,000 that Australian Ethical donated to the charity foundation. The aim is to increase awareness on how decisions made by the business sector can affect the environment. Aspiring ...

Hunter Hall regains lost ground

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... conservation and cancer research. Every year the fund manager has distributes five per cent of its pre-tax profits to charity. This year Hunter Hall gave away $930,000 to a number of charities including Amnesty International Australia, The Smith Family ...

Thin line between values and money

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... can do is help him look at his pre-tax versus post-tax earnings to help him achieve his goals of giving that a lot to charity," he said. While not everyone dreams of the same lofty goals, Musgrave said it's easy for advisers to underestimate how much ...

Campbell wins 2009 AFA Adviser of the Year

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... Boards of Advice and supports a number of charities including the Australian Autism Association and Hope for Health, a charity that builds hospitals and medical facilities. Complete Financial Balance, where he works, has more than 4,000 clients and provides ...

Industry awards top hedge funds in 2009

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... Industry Awards, an event that recognised the country's top-performing hedge funds while raising money for children's cancer charity, Cure Our Kids. Taking the top award as Australian Hedge Fund of the Year was Fortitude Capital whose fund, the Fortitude ...

Channel swimmer named Actuary of the Year

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... awarded Kaise Stephan as actuary of the year for his contributions to the profession and also raising more than $160,000 for charity. Stephan is chief actuary at Munich Re and swam the English Channel in just over 12 hours and in doing so raised more ...