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Infrastructure investment needs rethink

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... vehicles." The AECOM survey showed 67% of respondents felt the infrastructure industry is not evolving fast enough to meet society's changing needs. Thirty-nine percent cited a lack of public funding as one of the key reasons why civil infrastructure ...

Companies must clarify purpose: Fink

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... changes will impact not just next year's balance sheet, but also your long-term strategy for growth." He further added that society now demands all companies, public and private, serve a social purpose. "To prosper over time, every company must not only ...

CFA Australia recruits industry veterans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... for Financial Studies (ACFS) Industry Advisory Board, deputy chair of Infrastructure Victoria and a member of the CFA Society Advocacy Council. She is the former managing director and chair of Franklin Templeton Investments Australia, responsible for ...

VFMC appoints former Franklin Templeton MD

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... Financial Studies; a member of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Advocacy Council; and is national chair of the CFA Society Diversity Committee. Previously she was a director of various public authorities including ESS Super, Melbourne Water, Victoria ...

Bravura scores platform deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... company. Garradin, Bravura's investment management and portfolio administration platform will support the Foresters Friendly Society's funeral bond and insurance policy business. Foresters provides investment and insurance products such as friendly society ...

RARE partners with WaterAid

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... or war. "The very essence of what we do is invest in quality infrastructure [projects] which are essential services to society," Langley said. "Through our support of WaterAid and Red Cross I am confident that we can profoundly improve the way of life ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... past, they were immensely proud with how far women have come, but remain frustrated with continued male domination and society's attitude to working women. "It's still taboo in many organisations for women to have conversations about children and family ...

Bravura inks major international deal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... implementation of Sonata in November, an agreement with $4.7 billion Scotland-based insurer the Scottish Friendly Assurance Society in July for the same implementation, a long-term agreement South African-based STANLIB Wealth, part of the Liberty Group ...

French giant intensifies action on global warming

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... effect needed to help build a low-carbon economy," Bonnafe said. He added that there will be no winners in the long-term if society as a whole loses out. "This is the key to a sustainable growth that will create jobs and foster an economic development ...

Centuria Capital appoints Macquarie veteran to board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... also announced the departure of Roger Dobson, who was a director of Centuria Life and the Over Fifty Guardian Friendly Society. Dobson joined Centuria Life in 2007. He will remain as a director of Century Property Funds (CPF). CPF serves as the responsible ...