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Challenger welcomes board director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... Science. Prior to this she served as deputy secretary in the departments of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Foreign Affairs and Trade. Smith was previously a deputy director-general in the Office of National Assessments and worked at the Australian ...

Australia in China's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... Australian exports to Beijing. This is because China is Australia's biggest export market. Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade data shows that Beijing accounts for 35.3% of total exports in 2019/20, much more than our next five biggest ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... track more challenging. This is because China is Australia's biggest export market. Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade data shows that Beijing accounts for 35.3% of total exports in 2019/20, much more than our next five biggest export ...

Perpetual wins government fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... commitment to investing for environmental, social and governance impact as well as for profit," Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement. Perpetual Corporate Trust general manager Glen Dogan said: "We are seeing a growing interest ...

Chief economist update: China's beef with Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... with Canberra persist. Sadly, Australia would hurt more than it would hurt China. Data from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) show China accounted for 30.6% of Australia's total exports in fiscal year 2017/18, more than double that ...

Julie Bishop headlines AFA conference

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) released the program for its annual conference - with former foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop presenting and a focus on wellness. The theme of the conference is "united" and the AFA said in a challenging ...

Former AMP senior manager joins platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... developer Villa World. She also sits on the independent audit and risk committee of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Industry veterans join global commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... Zealand Superannuation Fund head of responsible investment Anne-Maree O'Connor. Australian Senator and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marise Payne, will serve as a co-convenor of the Commission. Launched today at the United Nations University Centre for ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... products, Canada will take responsive measures to defend its trade interests and workers," Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Christia Freeland said. "We will not sit idly while our industry is hit with unfair measures that put thousands of European ...

Government launches emerging market impact investment fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... to foreign aid that provides loans, equity, guarantees and other market-based finance solutions," Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop said. The EMIIF will invest up to $2 million in SME fund managers to help a range of businesses access capital. ...