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'Retire ready' is more than a large super balance

EMMA RAPAPORT, STEPHEN FAY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... presenters at this years' Conference of Major Super Funds. At a session on retirement and ageing, researcher Justine Irving, university Professor Kim Halford, and AMP Capital's Jeff Rogers highlighted the benefits of taking a holistic approach in assisting ...

Public service veteran retires from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... committee and non-executive director of both AMP Life and AMP Bank. Shergold is the current chancellor of Western Sydney University and has had an extensive career in public service, having been the chief executive of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

Gen Y prefers liquid investments: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... of greater independence," the report said. KPMG defines a Gen Y professional as being between the ages of 18 and 30, university educated, relatively well paid, tech savvy and more globally minded.

NAB pushes planning career path

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
NAB Financial Planning will support the future of Australia's financial planning industry through a new university scholarship program and a commitment to academic research funding. Four Australian universities will participate in the NAB Future Planners ...

Fight for workplace equality and diversity far from over

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... organisations would have them. I don't buy into the merit-based argument, because the fact that women are coming out of university in equal numbers means the decision to not have women on your board isn't merit-based because if it were you'd have women ...

Women-led super funds outperform, so why so few leaders

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... considered to be too few female job candidates notwithstanding more women are now enrolled in commerce, business and STEM university degrees so this supply issue should be easier to address in future.

New social bond advocates gender equality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... included in the bond's initial portfolio include Lend Lease, Mirvac, PwC, KPMG Australia, Minter Ellison and Monash University. As at September 2016, female representation across the NAB Group sits at 54%, with women accounting for 27% of the NAB board ...

AustralianSuper manager awarded FINSIA scholarship

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... propositions manager, is the recipient of the $63,200 award, which will see her commence the two-year program at Monash University this month. FINSIA said Parr was chosen due to the "long-term contribution she felt that she could make to the industry ...

Women in Super launch 2017 scholarships

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... superannuation industry," NSW WIS chair Sandi Orleow said. AGSM@UNSW Business School executive director Frank Kennedy said the university is proud of its 40-year track record. "As part of UNSW Sydney we have a responsibility to make a difference to society ...

Advisers embrace new education regime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... long term death for advice businesses and the industry as a whole," Taggart said. Mentor Education is working with the University of Notre Dame to design and launch Bachelor of Financial Planning and Master of Financial Planning degrees. Mentor Education ...