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Philanthropic trust awards $2m biomedical research grants

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... million went to the Centenary Institute's Cytometry research program, with the $50,000 Medal for Excellence going to Professor Douglas Hilton for his discoveries in blood cell production. Also announced were 17 Equipment and Establishment grant recipients ...

Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... know it operating on greed and fear and capitalism's still capitalising on...greed and fear. But the more respected professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Blinder, in his ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... secretary Larry Summers with withdrawn his candidacy to become the next Federal Reserve chairman. Mr Summers' decision means Professor Janet Yellen, the Fed's current vice chairman, is now the leading candidate to succeed outgoing chairman Dr Ben Bernanke. ...

Financial bosses top narcissism study

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013

Fund member admin in spotlight at super forum

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... which have prompted a fundamental review of the way many super funds operate. Among the speakers will be Robert Leeson, professor of economics from Stanford University in California, Kyle Ringrose, head of investment operations at QSuper, and Pierre ...

New $9 million super research facility opens

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... economics." CSIRO research theme leader Alan Dormer said. The academic research program was drawn together for Monash by Professor Deborah Ralston, executive director of the Australian Centre for Financial Studies. "This high impact research will provide ...

Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... stricter rules aimed at ensuring super fund board independence could be counterproductive, according to Sally Wheeler, professor of law at Queen's College, Belfast. Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australian ...

ISN criticises "irresponsible" CPA super report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... superannuation as a nest egg to pay off excessive debt In the executive summary, the report's author, Simon Kelly, adjunct professor at the University of Canberra, wrote: "[I]n the context of this study, which examined superannuation and household savings ...

Too much super diverted to pay personal debt: CPA report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... superannuation guarantee: The verdict' commissioned and released by CPA Australia was prepared by Simon Kelly, adjunct professor at the University of Canberra and formerly a principal research fellow at the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling. ...

Onto the next worry: Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013