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Super industry collectively engages indigenous Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... ASIC's Indigenous Outreach Program, Cathy Binnington, said the summit identified complex issues facing indigenous Australians, including lack of identification documents, in accessing their super. "ASIC welcomes the enthusiasm and commitment of the [Indigenous ...

FPA Future2 award goes to Kathy Havers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... assisted with the purchase of a processing plant for native Northern Territory food which has created jobs for 200 indigenous people - jobs that were not otherwise available in their community. Kathy also conducts talks about finances for Autism Victoria ...

ASFA launches blueprint for post-retirement system

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... said the system is not delivering as well as it could for women, the self-employed, casual workers and Indigenous Australians. "We must start making policy changes now, to enhance the superannuation experiences of these groups, and ensure they able to ...

Ridout made honorary Doctor of Business

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... an honorary Doctor of Business by Macquarie University for her "considerable contributions to business, industry and indigenous education promotion." The honour comes just over a year after Ridout was made an Officer of the Order of Australia. Ridout ...

IBA launches REIT for indigenous investors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013

How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... and governance (ESG) factors, including tailings disposal, rehabilitation of land, carbon emissions and respect for indigenous rights. "BHP Billiton and Rio are leaders in the mining space. Compared to their peers, they've got a better environmental ...

FSC to support Indigenous financial literacy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... long-term partnership alliance with First Nations Foundation (FNF) to help improve the financial literacy of Indigenous Australians. The FSC will be providing a minimum of $50,000 a year for three years funds to the FNF to help expand its adult financial ...

Fix philanthropy from ground up: FYA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... including research, government relations and social change leadership or with pre-existing programs such as the National Indigenous Youth Leadership Academy. Neil Pharaoh, head of partnerships at FYA said the specific targeted outcome will depend on ...

Super debate flawed: ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... employed, those who earn less than the $450 a month threshold for receiving the superannuation guarantee, indigenous Australians and recently divorced men and woman are most at risk, said the report. "Furthermore the majority of Australians retiring ...

Indigenous Australians offered chance to Clime career ladder

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... up to a school based traineeship programme run by the Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES), which aims to help young indigenous people find employment and build careers. The programme has been running since 2002 and counts the big four banks, Qantas ...