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NAB adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... considers its strategic direction. "James has been active in business development, technology, mergers and acquisitions, philanthropy and venture capital investments. His involvement with organisations such as Vocus, Airtasker and Kogan reinforces his ...

Elston hires head of philanthropic services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... Australian Philanthropic Services where she served as head of the APS Foundation. At Elston, she will lead the dedicated philanthropy offering established by the firm two years ago. With 20 years' experience in financial services and philanthropy, Chenoweth ...

Super unit boosts Equity Trustees performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... tumultuous year in the markets, we were still able to provide healthy support to the for-purpose sector on behalf of our philanthropy and estates clients. During the year we distributed grants and bequests totalling more than $96 million," she said.

Perpetual acquires advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
... our clients, while enabling them access to additional capability in investment management, retirement planning and philanthropy," Stene said. Perpetual chief executive and managing director Rob Adams said the acquisition is part of Perpetual Private's ...

EQT hires for trustee and wealth

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... private client team and Amanda Sartor has been appointed as a senior relationship manager in the charitable trusts and philanthropy team. Schell was previously a financial adviser at TruWealth Advice and a senior dealer assistant/associate adviser at ...

Westpac appoints director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... children and communities living in extreme poverty. In 2016 Exel was named Australia's leading philanthropist by Philanthropy Australia. She was previously a non-executive director of Suncorp Group and chair of the Bermuda Stock Exchange. Exel was ...

Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... its efforts on health and education. In 2006, Buffett said he would distribute all his Berkshire Hathaway shares to philanthropy. He claims the shares in the company account for 99% of his personal wealth. As of his most recent announcement, he is halfway ...

Equity Trustees wins investment mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... chair Vicki Pearce said funding has become more competitive, making the organisation more reliant on investment and philanthropy. "We were encouraged by the positive and proactive response from Equity Trustees to our tender process. Having an organisation ...

Financial sector has deep pockets for philanthropy: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... were among the largest donors that gave generously to the coronavirus and bushfire appeals. An analysis by Strive Philanthropy found the largest ASX-listed companies pledged $1.1 billion to philanthropic efforts in 2020, which is 17% more than the prior ...

Nabtrade brokerage to support rural youth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... NAB scored strongly in priority areas such as climate strategy, financial inclusion and corporate citizenship and philanthropy.