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Fight for workplace equality and diversity far from over

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... a light on something that needs to change," Fox said. In addition to Fox, the panel featured Workplace Gender Equality Agency advice and reporting executive manager Vanessa Paterson, My Planner Australia managing director Philippa Sheehan, Stanford Brown ...

Women key to finance sector culture issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... organisations to be more active about sponsoring and supporting women into leadership positions. International Women's Development Agency chair Kirsten Mander, added women seem to consistently miss out on development opportunities and it's not just about ...

New social bond advocates gender equality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... institutional investors can participate in financing and re-financing organisations that the Workplace Gender Equality Agency cite as Employers of Choice for Gender Equality. The companies must also meet the requirements of NAB's social bond framework ...

Minto joins EQT board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... He is also a non-executive director of the AFG Australian Finance Group, director of the National Disability Insurance Agency, and was formerly chair of ASFA and of the Trustee Corporation of New Zealand. "Jim's addition to our Board adds extensive experience ...

Impact Investing Australia chief to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... Advisory Board chair Rosemary Addis said. Addis will remain as chair of the board, while Australian National Preventive Health Agency chief executive Louise Sylvan and former First State Super chief of investment Richard Brandweiner have been appointed ...

AirTree hires former Accel vice president

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... Star Capital principal John Henderson. AirTree has also hired Julia French, the founder of San-Francisco-based marketing agency CoveredCo as head of community. The company, which has more than $300 million to invest in start-up businesses, is already ...

Xero chair resigns to advise Trump

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... as William Morris Endeavor-International Management Group's global chief financial officer. The entertainment and media agency's relationship with Trump dates back to his time hosting The Apprentice, when co-chief executive Ari Emanuel was his agent. ...

Spring FG enters property joint venture

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 JAN 2017
... Diversified wealth management firm Spring Financial Group is entering a joint venture to provide property management, letting agency and resale services to its clients. Under the arrangement with Tessa Residential, which will initially focus on clients' ...

Medium risk for terrorism funding in financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
A Federal Government agency says there is a medium level of risk for money laundering and terrorism financing in the Australian financial planning industry. The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), the government's financial ...

CBA finances wind farm construction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... Finance Corporation, CWP Renewables, Partners Group, Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Denmark's export credit agency EKF to build the Sapphire Wind Farm in the Great Dividing Range region of the New England Tablelands. The Sapphire Wind ...