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TAL forms medical advisory board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... Royal Prince Alfred Hospital cardiologist Ian Wilcox; St Vincent's Clinical School respiratory specialist David Bryant; University of Sydney Chair of Neurology professor, and Brain and Mind Centre co-director Matthew Kiernan; Chris O'Brien Lifehouse ...

Super fund ESG specialist joins PRI committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... Teachers' Pension Plan (co-chairs of the committee in 2017), Matthieu Baret of Idinvest Partners, and John Beil of University of California for the time and expertise that they dedicated to their roles on the committee. HESTA's Saleeba is also on the ...

Industry super fund names new chair

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... Reproductive Treatment Authority and the International Women's Development Agency and as a non-executive director of Swinburne University and Peninsula Health. Miles said Mander was selected from a strong candidate short-list, following an extensive ...

Career progression positive for women advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... Council (FSC), which canvassed 800 respondents, found more women are opting for a career in financial advice as early as university. About two-thirds (67%) of females aged between 25 and 34 are choosing a career in financial advice, while those in the ...

Manage wealth with authority: Academic

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... services industry needs to be more paternalistic if it's ever going to really help people prepare for retirement, Duke University professor of psychology and behavioral economics Dan Ariely believes. Speaking at the 2017 Association of Superannuation ...

Game theory revolutionises risk profiling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... questionnaires and other traditional data collection methods with game theory and behavioural economics. Invented by former University of California Berkeley Economics Department chair Shachar Kariv, TrueProfile is built on the reality that clients cannot ...

Blockchain will boost company value: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... to allow e-voting at annual general meetings would likely increase overall company value, latest research from the University of Wollongong shows. Research conducted by University of Wollongong deputy vice chancellor Alex Frino suggests that introducing ...

SuperConcepts launches admin tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... their investments, anywhere and at any time from the one place." Research SuperConcepts recently released with the University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services revealed that SMSFs with more members tend to shun riskier equity ...

Financial Standard journalist recognised in press awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... panel of judges also included: Professor Anthony Fung, director, School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, who was also the lead judge for the Chinese categories Andrew Main, veteran business journalist, emcee and commentator ...

Perth planner named Professional of the Year

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... new staff and provides pro bono assistance to aged care and Centrelink clients, the FPA said. Azaria Bell of Griffith University collected the University Student of the Year Award in recognition of academic excellence and commitment to becoming a future ...