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Advance AM head of strategy steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... talk and walk with kings and paupers." After leaving Advance, Stephen plans to dedicate his time to Volunteers to Assist Children with Disabilities, the charity he runs with his wife. "I was raised on a tea plantation, and I often visit my Mum and Dad ...

Future Generation fund adds more big names

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... who have provided their services pro bono, combined in a fund of funds. The investment company donates 1% of assets to children's charities and investors can gain access via the ASX. FGX chairman Jonathan Trollip said the appointments would drive the ...

PROFILE: HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... was a tremendous opportunity to build my own business. It also meant that I had more independence to raise my two young children." Through her business, Blakey worked on corporate pension fund offerings, provided business solutions for the funds and ...

Australia's coming $32bn SIB sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... Australia in 2013 that raised $7 million for investment into a Uniting Care family project aimed at preventing 'at risk' children from requiring placement care, stated that the coupon rate would be funded by half the $95 million long term NSW government ...

Remove 10% rule for deductible contributions: SMSF Association

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... decision." Slattery added that "people with broken work patterns, such as women who have to leave the workforce to have children, can often be disadvantaged. "There is an urgent need to find ways to provide opportunities for people whose working lives ...

Future Generation fund makes $618k for charities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... providing their services for free. The managers' pro bono support will allow the fund to donate 1% of its assets each year to children's charities. "We are very excited to be on track to delivering $1.6 million to charities at year end," founder and ...

Centuria partners with Mason Stevens to deliver credit bond

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... According to Centuria, the bond is best-suited for estate planning, funding aged care and/or providing education expenses for children or grandchildren. Growth and earnings are taxed at a maximum of 30%; this is paid by Centuria from earnings on investors' ...

FICAP gives support to The Shepherd Centre charity

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... & Community Services as FICAP's chosen charities in 2015. Since 1970, The Shepherd Centre has assisted close to 2,000 children who are deaf or hearing impaired to improve their quality of life. The organisation is recognised as a world leader in their ...

Philanthropic fund establishments return to pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2015
... of marketing John McLeod said that PAFs were increasingly being used by very high net worth investors to engage their children in managing the family affairs. "Giving children an opportunity to be part of the philanthropic process provides them with ...

Laminar fund wins award for innovation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... recognize its innovative approach to meet real everyday needs - assisting and facilitating parents to provide for their children and to ensure shelters over heads.