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Nudging pre-retirees has 'little effect'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... research from Yale University in the US has found the practice doesn't work as well as initially thought. Yale University professor James Choi's first set of research into nudging was around two decades ago and found automatic enrollment and auto-escalation ...

Scams prevention framework consultation released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... beginning with social media, paid search engine advertising and direct messaging services. RMIT cyber security expert professor Asha Rao said scammers are getting increasingly sophisticated with Australians having lost more than $3 billion to scams in ...

Chief financial officer roles 'widely ambiguous': Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... the chief financial officer might be challenged in fulfilling these expectations." Monash Business School associate professor Paul Thambar conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 chief financial officers from Australia and Sri Lanka across a range ...

Most Australians proactively retire: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... family time (17%), and travel (15%). About one third (32%) of Australians said they retired out of necessity. Psychology professor and the study's lead researcher Joanne Earl said timing of when to retire, planning, and choice were revealed as crucial ...

Funds SA, Mercer Super make key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... roles include co-chair of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative Taxonomy Technical Experts Group and adjunct professor at Adelaide University's School of Economics. Debelle previously held roles at the International Monetary Fund, Bank for ...

The rising role and risks of generative AI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... of deep learning that mimics human output, also raises concerns about the verifiability of its results, UTS industry professor - emerging technology Nicholas Davis says. Appearing at the Stockbroker and Investment Advisers (SIAA) conference, he explained ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... into the defence sector as they recalibrate ethical considerations and chase increased financial incentives. Associate professor and researcher Harminder Singh said there was a time when the investment community tried to avoid stocks in defence companies ...

Vale Lang Walker

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... company that works to prevent surgical and wound infections. Western Sydney University vice-chancellor and president professor Barney Glover said Walker was an outstanding Australian who made a generational difference in helping shape Western Sydney. ...

Startup success hinges on founder personality: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... chances of success," Oxford Internet Institute departmental research lecturer Fabian Braesemann said. UNSW Sydney adjunct professor and lead author of the study Paul X. McCarthy found notable evidence of how this plays out in venture capital. "The adventurousness ...

Super tax change to impact SMSF members: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... the proposed tax change on the SMSF sector. Commenting on the release of the research study, University of Adelaide Professor Ralf Zurbruegg said the liquidity stress has been exacerbated by the inclusion of unrealised capital gains in the measurement ...