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Philanthropists award $1.5m to medical researchers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Professor Marilyn Anderson of the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University. The award will support the professors to establish the Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Facility (CVRF) for ...

Equity Trustees appoints new CFO

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... ANZ Bank in the areas of corporate banking, international trade finance and investor relations. Gentry has a Bachelor of Science, an MBA and is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program. "I take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank our outgoing ...

Lead us not into a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... sector in the economy is doing it for one sector's spending is another sector's income. This is what we call in the dismal science as the "Paradox of Thrift". The government must "crowd in" private investment in consumption. The cycle goes this way ...

Industry funds attack banks on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... run only to profit members - where do the banks' profits go?," the employer says in one advertisement. "It's not rocket science. Of course I knew banks run their super funds to generate profits, which are used to pay dividends to shareholders. "I made ...

Obsession with stability is killing returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
An obsession with stability is moving investors away from all kinds of opportunities; from healthcare and IT mega caps to tobacco, fracking or coal, according to Ariel Investments chief investment officer of international and global equities Rupal J. ...

Zurich identifies investment megatrends

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... new whitepaper, titled "Investable Megatrends", the company identifies factors - including advances in technology and science, as well as economic and demographic shifts - which are "fundamentally changing the fabric of modern economies." The megatrends ...

PROFILE: BNP Paribas Securities Services country head David Braga

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... plotting and scheming where I might be in three or five years' time." Braga left university with a degree in computer science and pure maths and as a graduate was initially hunting for technology roles. After being offered roles at Westpac and BT Funds ...

EY and UTS form financial data partnership

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... is also a major growth area, with organisations increasingly recognising the need for people with the right maths and science skill sets to meet this demand," he added.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street. At 0653 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,726. The S&P 500 in the US rose to a fresh record close, led by strong ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following losses on Wall Street. At 0655 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 50 points at 5,754. US stocks tumbled overnight on worries about higher oil prices and tensions ...