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Countplus launches scholarship

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... dealer group Countplus launched an annual scholarship program for its senior leaders. Recipients of the Barry Lambert Harvard Business School Scholarship will undertake the 'Leading professional service firms' executive program in the US. Each year the ...

Data limiting ethical investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... of Asia-Pacific investors who took part in a global study of 582 institutional investors conducted by State Street and Harvard Business School said it's possible to align material ESG issues and financial performance, with 72% already implementing ESG ...

ANZ seeks digital transformation strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... to how we can deliver the best experiences for our customers and build a world class digital bank." Gray holds MBA from Harvard Business School and is on the board of the Melbourne Business School Centre for Data Analytics. Prior to Woolworths she was ...

Advisers must be aware of cognitive nuances

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... the human brain and the way human tendencies can impact how knowledge is shared, according to professor of psychology at Harvard University Dr Jason Mitchell. Developed over millions of years of evolution, Mitchell described the human brain not as a ...

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

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... outline his vision for the global economic future and the roles China, India and the Pacific Rim will play in such a future. Harvard University professor Jason Mitchell will address the conference in partnership with Kaplan to discuss academic leadership. ...

Instos demanding ESG metrics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... the themes of climate change and reduced emissions; water scarcity; food security; and health care. With the help of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and the City University of New York, UBS is helping PGGM hone its universe of 650-700 ...

Time to fear the no "fear gauge"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... three, maybe. Dismiss their words if you will but not Fed head Janet Yellen's. At her latest outing last Friday at the Harvard's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Janet told her audience that: "It's appropriate, and I've said this in the past ...

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... business. Sowerby got his second huge piece of luck after deciding to take the Private Equity and Venture Capital course at Harvard Business School in 2007. "That was a sexy time for private equity so I was lucky to get on the course. We only had $25 ...

Capital Group chairman passes away

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... also involved in a range of educational, civic and community activities throughout his career, including treasurer of Harvard University from 2004-14. He also served on the boards of the California Institute of Technology, the RAND Corporation and Huntington ...

Glass-Steagall Act reintroduced to US Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... financial industry market concentration has actually intensified. Senator Warren, who prior to running for office was a Harvard Law School professor specialising in bankruptcy law, has recently taken aim at the Securities Exchanges Commission (SEC) ...