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Fintech professor nabs unique award

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... over the past 12 months. Prior to the latest list released this week, SSRN consistently ranked Professor Cass Sunstein of Harvard University first. However, Buckley's paper titled The Evolution of FinTech has proved immensely popular. "My most downloaded ...

Industry fund names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... MinterEllison. In addition to this new role, Kaspar is chair of Cystic Fibrosis Community Care and is studying an executive MBA at Harvard University. "Katherine has considerable passion for the role of small, specific-industry funds, and will make an ...

Future Fund board members reappointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... Queensland, and has a bachelor of medicine, an honorary doctor of business from the University of Queensland and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. The Future Fund's board is chaired by former Treasurer Peter Costello and has six other members ...

Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... tick. "The most common question about sustainable investing is do I have to sacrifice returns? The answer is a clear no... Harvard did a study of the studies and found in 80% of cases, there was a proven link between sustainability and positive share ...

FASEA exam tips from those who passed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... shared that the assignments were surprisingly challenging for her. Newton went on to explain what Google Scholar is, how Harvard referencing works and said she understood for some advisers the amount of typing required for the assignments might present ...

Adviser cops 262 month jail sentence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... concurrently, as stated by the US Attorney for the eastern district of North Carolina. Thomas represented himself as a Harvard educated investment adviser and convinced his wife and father-in-law to invest conservatively in US Treasury Bills. He also ...

Super fund reinforces savings with timber, agriculture

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... investment strategy and invest in the agriculture and timber funds of Folium Capital. The firm - run by former managers of Harvard's endowment funds - invests in assets in diverse locations, including Brazil, Chile, Iberia and Panama. Folium Capital ...

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... Tellworth Investments (a former Schroders shop) and emerging markets start-up Pembroke (led by Sanjiv Bhatia, a former Harvard Endowment EM portfolio manager). "[A major] point of establishing in the UK was to access European investment talent for the ...

Global asset managers sign responsible firearms framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... signatories that investors have a stake in advancing public safety." The principles were conceived earlier this year when Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow Christianna Wood and Ailman met with asset owners, asset managers, and financial institutions ...

State Street appoints APAC global markets lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... classes are getting expensive," said Hardeman. "Our decision to partner with leading academics at institutions such as Harvard and MIT has allowed us to engage with our customers in unique and productive ways. Our proprietary indicators and research ...