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A former PM, a Harvard professor and an adventurer to headline AFA conference

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... the conference in partnership with Kaplan to discuss academic leadership. A professor is the university's psychology department and principal investigator at the Harvard Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience lab, Mitchell joined the Harvard faculty in ...

Capital Group reappoints former exec

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... Research, the group's global macroeconomic team. Most recently Thawley was secretary of the Australian government's Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) from 2014 until January 2016. Prior to this he held a number of roles with the Australian ...

AMP appoints two directors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... director of Maple-Brown Abbott and Alinta. The second appointment, Peter Varghese, was recently the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He was also the High Commissioner to India, High Commissioner to Malaysia and Director-General ...

ACFS head departs to Vic government

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS), Amy Auster, is stepping down from her role to join the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance. Auster is taking up a new role as deputy secretary (economic) at the Victorian Treasury. She was ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... services exports. Two-way trade between Australia and Indonesia is currently valued at about $11 billion, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade analysis, with the trade balance slightly in favour of Indonesia. On a road near you soon ...

Sustainable office trust attracts major new investor

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
Uniting Financial Services (UFS) has joined the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to drive Australia's commercial property sector towards a higher-performance future. UFS, the Treasury and Investment Services arm of the Uniting Church in Australia ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... Australia and New Zealand have signed a deal to streamline customs processing between the two nations. The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection and New Zealand Customs Service (NZ Customs) signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement ...

CalPERS names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... Joining CalPERS as chief executive is Marcie Frost. She most recently served as the director of the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) and has been working in the pension industry for 16 years. As chief executive Frost will oversee ...

Foreign investment bound for South Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... potential yields, soil characteristics, climate patterns and land values all in one map-based interface. South Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regions deputy chief executive, Mehdi Doroudi, said the portal is becoming a crucial tool for ...

QTC board appoints former Credit Suisse exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Queensland Treasury Corporation recently welcomed a new board member and the reappointment of its chair, with both directors appointed for a three year term. Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt reappointed Gerard Bradley as chair of QTC, while former Credit ...