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MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
MLC and Australian National University will ramp up allocations to alternative assets in 2018, according to latest Preqin research. Preqin highlighted the two Australian firms in its alternative assets outlook report, which surveyed more than 550 institutional ...

Chief economist update: Inflation isn't such a lonely word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... tightening monetary policy settings is exactly to ensure that rising inflation doesn't get out of hand. The latest University of Michigan consumer confidence survey attests to this with the readings on inflation expectations unchanged at 2.7% (one-year ...

Reskilling: A worthy purpose for super?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... Speaking at the opening session of the SMSF Association's 2018 National Conference this morning in Sydney, La Trobe University pro-vice chancellor Phillip Dolan said while Australia's ageing population has the potential to cause labour shortages, technological ...

FPEC chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA). Sharon Taylor, FPEC deputy chair and a senior lecturer at Western Sydney University, will serve as acting chair while a suitable replacement is found. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) ...

Industry fund appoints former Queensland state politician

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... 2017 Rugby League World Cup. He is also currently a director of New Zealand Rugby League, EY Advisory Board, Griffith University Council and the Hear and Say Centre for deaf children. Fraser said he is coming to the role of chair at a very exciting time ...

Cultural bias heavily discounts female artwork

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... gap between male and female artists across all sales. Co-author of the paper, Is Gender in the Eye of the Beholder?, University of Technology Sydney associate professor Marco Navone said after looking at sales of artworks by 67,000 artists and even taking ...

New degrees introduced to minimise adviser exodus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... for incoming education and professionalism reforms may be able to do so via Swinburne Online from February 2018. The university will offer five new business and accounting degrees online that will equip students with the specialist knowledge required ...

Legalsuper appoints new client service manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... Reproductive Treatment Authority and the International Women's Development Agency and as a non-executive director of Swinburne University and Peninsula Health. Mander said legalsuper "is an important component of the legal community landscape and as ...

In-house education key to super success

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... remaining committed to one fund, remembering to consolidate when beginning a new job. "Whether a senior at school, starting university or entering the workforce, this checklist will help new members of the workforce understand what they are entitled ...

ANZ Wealth tests AI-driven underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... opportunities to improve its underwriting processes. The collaboration with the Advanced Analytics Institute at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS AAi) will use machine learning and big data to develop a more reliable application and assessment ...