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Harvard receives record-breaking donation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014

Ray Martin to open FPA 2014 Conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... Adelaide. Martin will host the inaugural discussion along with former supermodel and writer Tara Moss, Punchbowl Boys' High School principal Jihad Dib and businesswoman and editor Ita Buttrose. "Our focus for Congress is to inspire greatness among the ...

NGS appointment brings gender equality to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
NGS Super has appointed former school principal Georgina Smith to the board of trustees, bringing percentage of women on its board to 50%. Smith has worked in education for 35 years, with roles as assistant director, principal consultant, school principal ...

Ditch retail prospectuses in some cases, say leading lawyers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... (FSI) report that raised the conjecture that disclosure has failed to protect retail investors. Speaking at a UNSW law school alumini function held last night at the offices of King & Wood Mallesons, Shannon Finch, a partner at the law firm, said while ...

Leeanne Turner wins FEAL fund executive of the year

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund (MTAA Super) chief executive Leeanne Turner has won the 2014 fund executive of the year by the Fund Executive Association Limited (FEAL) and AMP Capital. Turner has more than 25 years' experience ...

Australia at heart of new Asia-centric world order

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... seismic shift which will put Asia at the centre of a new world order. That is the opinion of the dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and former Singapore Ambassador to the UN and President of the UN ...

ASIC announces National Financial Literacy Strategy

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released its National Financial Literacy Strategy 2014-2017, which is aimed at helping Australians become more financially secure. Over the past 12 months, ASIC has compiled the key priorities ...

PROFILE: Sunsuper chief executive Scott Hartley

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
In January, former NAB executive Scott Hartley leapt across the chasm that separates the retail and industry sides of superannuation, becoming chief executive of Sunsuper. Six months in, he reflects on the differences- or lack thereof - of the two sides. ...

In the throes of change

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... in the broader Asia Pacific region, as well as thought-provoking keynote speeches by author Dr. Michael Hewitt-Gleeson (School of Thinking) and Rebecca Costa (The Impact of Big Data). Capping the conference will be a focus on Australian and overseas ...

Senate saves the LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
The low income superannuation contribution (LISC) scheme has been saved after the Senate blocked the repeal of measures related to the mining tax. The LISC, which was a spending measure associated with the Minerals Resource Rent Tax, was saved after ...