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PROFILE: UniSuper CEO Kevin O'Sullivan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... is, in his own words, a Toronto boy. Born and bred in the eastern part of the city, he studied commerce and actuarial science at the University of Toronto. His first job was as an actuary at life insurance company Canada Life. It was there that his lifelong ...

PROFILE: AMP SMSF managing director Natasha Fenech

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... with building a career trajectory that enabled me to become managing director." She inherited a skill for mathematics and science from her father, a maths and physics teacher, and her mother, who taught biology. Born in Malta, she had to flee the Mediterranean ...

Australian Hedge Fund Awards finalists named

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... Absolute Return. Competing for Best Global Macro/Futures Fund are: AHL Evolution (Man Investments), Blue Sky Investment Science - Access SRA (16 Unit Class) and Whitehaven SPC Correlation. JANA/MLC Low Correlation Strategy, Permal - Jubilee Absolute ...

Blue Sky reveals asset allocation of first alternatives LIC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... hedge fund, it is the most liquid asset in the portfolio," McNab said. Nearly 13% was invested in Blue Sky Investment Science IS 16Q hedge fund, which has returned 15.02% per annum since inception in 2007. "This provides a good balance with the private ...

Australia at heart of new Asia-centric world order

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... explained, is the fact that Asia has "woken up" to the seven pillars of Western wisdom which include free market economics, science and technology, pragmatism, a culture of meritocracy, a culture of peace, strong rule of law and education. Another significant ...

AMP launches fund for 'clever Australians'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... $10,000 up to $100,000 and will be awarded by an expert judging panel from a range of fields including social enterprise, science, the arts and technology.

PROFILE: Invesco CEO Martin Franc

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... with BT. But had things gone to his original plan then Franc's life would likely be unrecognisable. Majoring in political science at the Australian National University (ANU), Franc initially had ambitions to work in foreign affairs with the Australian ...

Hunter Hall divests from fossil fuels

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... companies that are involved in activities that are harmful to people, animals and the environment. We know from climate science that burning fossil fuels is having a powerful and accelerating impact on climate and the environment. "For this reason, we ...

Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
Yes, no, maybe... I don't know. It's another happy day for the stock markets, hoisted up by the news du jour of positive indications from the latest PMI survey readings. Yes. The Markit Economics index of US manufacturing rose to a flash reading of ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten