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Findex partners to advance medical research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Crucial links between financial services and priority medical research will come to the fore through a partnership announced by Findex and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. The partnership will discuss potential recommendations ...

All super funds should have independent chair: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
New research shows superannuation executives are still divided over views on board independence yet academics persist all funds be required to appoint an independent chair. Following its initial paper on the contentious issue, the Centre for International ...

SMSFA collaborates for education program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
The SMSF Association has partnered with the University of Adelaide to offer SMSF specialists across a range or professional disciplines an SMSF graduate certificate. The course will offer four subjects: SMSF best practice, understanding SMSF trustees ...

Mercer appoints Acadian for SRI mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Mercer has appointed Acadian Asset Management to manage an Australian equities socially responsible investment (SRI) mandate. This latest appointment follows Acadian being awarded an Australian equities small cap mandate by IOOF Investments last week. ...

IOOF awards small cap mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
Acadian Australia has been awarded an Australian equities small cap mandate by IOOF Investments. Acadian Australia, a subsidiary of Boston parent Acadian Asset Management, oversaw $1.7 billion at the end of February across a suite of long only, long/short ...

Australian of the Year appointed $3bn government health fund chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
A former Australian of the Year and co-developer of the HPV vaccine has been appointed chair of the government's $3 billion Medical Research Future Fund's newly-established Advisory Board. Ian Frazer was previously chief executive and director of research ...

NAB appoints ex-Genesys MD

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
NAB has appointed the new general manager of NAB Financial Planning. Tim Steele joins NAB from AMP-aligned practices Genesys and ipac, where he was managing director. He was a director of AMP's Horizons academy and created Horizons Financial Group. ...

Kaplan and SMSFA launch postgrad qualification

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
Kaplan Professional has launched a postgraduate qualification in self-managed superannuation funds which it has called the first of its kind in Australia. The financial services training and education provider has expanded its qualification offering ...

Quant hedge fund arrives down under

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Launching in Australia this week is a crowd-sourced quantitative hedge fund that was originally conceived as a way to "hack Wall Street". US-based Quantopian is an investment firm that provides an open platform where anyone can research, back test and ...

Competitiveness at risk from STEM fall-off

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
A recent survey has shown Australia's competitiveness could be at risk due to a lack of interest in STEM subjects. The findings suggest Australia has the lowest percentage of girls studying STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects ...