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Industry fund called out over board diversity initiatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... membership is that they invariably are of a lower income, they have less job security and there's a high proportion in rural and regional areas. "They're the areas that concern us the most, to make sure that, for women who are working and who ...

Nabtrade brokerage to support rural youth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
Nabtrade has announced it will donate a day's brokerage to support an organisation supporting the community. Rural Aid will receive the donation this year. It was established in 2015 and provides holistic support to rural Australia and is one of the ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... said. Democrats, Republicans and independents. Progressives, moderates and conservatives. Young and old. Urban, suburban and rural. Gay, straight, transgender. White. Latino. Asian. Native American. "And to those who voted for President Trump, I understand ...

Industry fund adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... Services, which provides services such as agricultural production advice, biosecurity and natural resource management to rural communities. She was part of the National Farmers' Federation Diversity in Leadership program last year and awarded a scholarship ...

Big companies dig deep

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... essential community services, community mental health and resilience and social partners and community leaders to support rural Indigenous communities. Other big givers included Macquarie Group, contributing $20 million through its foundation and Woodside ...

Class bolsters tech team

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... firm's XPLAN software package. He has also held roles with JobAdder, IWL Limited, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Professional Advantage, and the Sydney Adventist Hospital. Yates said he was looking forward to joining Class ...

Vanguard taps former industry fund boss

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... officially began his tenure with the firm last week. He led AustSafe, which was the industry super fund for regional and rural Australia, for more than 12 years, including during its merger with Sunsuper. He stayed on for about 10 months as head of strategy ...

Chief economist update: The power of money (and a cure)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... that Trump is preparing funding worth around US$1 trillion for infrastructure projects and 5G wireless developments and rural broadband. Then again, what I consider the game changer of 'em all is recent reports that the world is getting closer to ...

Former CBA executive nabs industry body lead role

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... leadership, diversity and for his work on the board of Equality Australia. He also currently serves on the boards of charity Rural Aid and The Avner Pancreatic Cancer Foundation. Hall said he was delighted to join the industry body as the country transitions ...

Practice valuations avoid COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... away because you have more buyers," Tynan said. "The people that are really going to struggle, are poor, old, regional and rural Australia." Perhaps surprisingly, Perth and Tasmania have emerged as hotspots for those looking to pick up or sell an advice ...