Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 641 - 650 of 1424 results for "University"

CFA Institute shrinks gender parity gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... into investment roles in the future. We are encouraged that the programs put in place though our member, candidate and university engagement are making a difference," he said. CFA Institute advocates numerous diversity and inclusion initiatives, including ...

TelstraSuper commits to innovation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... Headquartered in London, IP Group invests in companies that are in the early stages of technology and innovation emanating from university research by incubating ideas and providing finance and expertise to develop that intellectual property into viable ...

Investors torn over ESG capabilities

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
The Australian National University has altered its commitment to socially responsible investing after changing the manner in which its domestic equities investments are managed. While the university committed to divesting from several resource and mining ...

Mercer wins university investment mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
A Melbourne university appointed Mercer as its new investment manager and awarded $215 million to two of the investment manager's socially responsible funds. A stronger environmental, social and corporate governance focus will see Swinburne University ...

Three steps and yields stumble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... latest data releases - which on balance disappointed market expectations - helped bring long yields lower. While the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index rose to its best level since January this year 97.7 in May from 97.0 in the previous ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... The establishment of the authority follows an independent review of the External Dispute Resolution framework, led by University of Melbourne law professor Ian Ramsay. "Australians need to be confident that financial services providers - banks, insurers ...

Budget for the wealthy: Labor

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... or general practitioners (GP) bulk billing will be indexed, together with GP and specialist fees as of 1 July 2018. University students will need to pay an additional 7.5% (or 1.82% annually) over four years from 2018 in course fees, and as of July next ...

Financial advisers should consider bitcoin as an asset class: Dunworth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... would do it knowing what we all know now about it. We are at that same [early] stage with bitcoin," he said. Cambridge University counts as many as 5.8 million unique users of the so-called crypto currency wallet, most of whom use bitcoin. More than ...

Pre-retirees robbing Peter to pay Paul: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... financial burdens placed on pre-retirees is providing for the education costs of children aged 18 and over as they complete university or private studies. Financial assistance for education is being provided to 45% of adult children, accounting for 24% ...

Human rights considerations are good for investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... the future." In a meta-study of more than 200 academic studies, industry reports, newspaper articles, and books, the University of Oxford and Arabesque Management showed 88% of research found that solid ESG practices result in better operational performances ...