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Australian of the Year appointed $3bn government health fund chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... research and development of the HPV vaccine. Frazer is also president of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science and chair of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation's Medical Research Advisory Committee. The government also announced ...

State Street SHE Index aimed at capitalising on diversity

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... will support organisations helping girls to become business leaders in fields with little female representation, such as science, technology, engineering and math.

Competitiveness at risk from STEM fall-off

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... a lack of interest in STEM subjects. The findings suggest Australia has the lowest percentage of girls studying STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects compared to five countries across the Asia Pacific. "Australia cannot expect ...

CBA innovation hubs go global

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... said. Australian Consul-General to Hong Kong, Paul Tighe, said by launching the billion-dollar National Innovation and Science Agenda last December, the Australian government indicated it's ready to encourage an ideas boom. "We welcome the launch of ...

Industry welcomes Innovation Statement

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... brand and innovation Ken Reid said. Fintech hub Stone & Chalk said the statement, known as the National Innovation and Science Agenda, lays the foundation for the next 25 years for an "ideas boom". It added, "It is an excellent down payment and a welcome ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... your next pub trivia night could soon be a reality if it is not already happening, according to experts in behavioural science. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, Standard Life head of pension strategy ...

Super fund chief in Paris for climate talks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... respective economies. "When you look at climate change [as an investor] it's a long-term issue. I don't get involved with the science, I understand the science, but I look at it from the long-term sustainability of our investments," Pegan said. "If governments ...

APRA debates whether "to model or not to model"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
Internal risk models for financial institutions are still useful so long as industry isn't "seduced by the science," according to APRA chair Wayne Byres. Speaking at the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Global Risk Forum in Hong Kong ...

AFA Adviser, Practice of the Year named

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... retirement. Reed has invested considerably in researching behavioral outcomes for retirees and this brings a mix of art and science into his advice recommendations and the ongoing, highly valued relationships he maintains with his clients. Kearney Group ...

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... western New South Wales, it made sense after growing up on his parents' cotton farm for Sowerby to study Agricultural Science. But he changed direction soon after, completing a Graduate Diploma in Finance and Investment and then a Masters in Business ...