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Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... the first time, Financial Standard also introduced two new categories, reflecting the importance of collaboration and diversity in today's markets, namely Marketing Team of the Year, won by Perpetual Investments and Sales Team of the Year, which was ...

CalPERS appoints interim CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... CalPERS board, Rob Feckner, said. Hoffner currently oversees strategic planning, information technology, human resources, diversity and inclusion, and operations. He will assume the interim post on 1 July following the retirement Anne Stausboll. Hoffner ...

Financial services needs more female leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... committee level will hit a 30% global average in 2048. Oliver Wyman partner and report author, Astrid Jaekel, said: "Diversity must be seen as a commercial imperative rather than just as part of corporate social responsibility or fairness in the workplace." ...

Top companies still in the dark on ESG

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... undoubtedly a challenge in itself given the current over-crowding on board agendas with culture, IT/cyber security, diversity and board skills as well as the more traditional focuses of financial reporting/audit and capital management all vying for necessary ...

First Quadrant liquid alternative strategy added to HUB24

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... officer Max Darnell said: "Investors are increasingly looking for alternative sources of non-equity return to provide true diversity to their portfolios. "We are pleased that HUB24 is responsive to the growing demand from investors for access to quality ...

Self-employed missing super savings

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... (ABS) in its survey of Housing Income and Wealth (2013-14), as well as other ABS data. "The ABS data reinforces the diversity of retirement savings for both the self-employed and wage and salary earners. It also reinforces significant differences in ...

Super needs to pick up its retirement game

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... recent industry conference in Sydney. Howes said there are two complexities holding back Australia's retirement system: a diversity of investment outcomes or sequencing risk and how to best manage the Age Pension. On investment outcome diversity, Howes ...

Diversity among ASX companies slowly improves

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... Research Program. The KPGM report, which began in 2012, covers compliance with the ASX Corporate Governance Council's diversity recommendations on disclosure of gender diversity in the boardroom, senior management and across the wider organisation. The ...

Fintechs to drive Australia's economy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... than 500 applicants and based around five factors: total capital raised; rate of capital raising; geographic and sector diversity; consumer and marketplace traction; and X-factor - or the degree of product, service and business model innovation. Atlassian ...

Super needs consolidation: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... stark contrast to the abundance of choice in the accumulation phase of super, Australians are starved of choice and diversity when it comes to options to secure an adequate and sustainable retirement income that will last as long as they do," Walsh said. ...