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Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Socially responsible investment took centre stage at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth this week. Speaking at the opening plenary session, international celebrity human rights lawyer Geoffrey ...

New $9 million super research facility opens

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
A new $9 million research program between the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and four universities has been launched today. The CSIRO-Monash Superannuation Research Cluster has been funded jointly with $3 million coming ...

Simon McKeon to join AMP board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
AMP announced today that Macquarie Group executive chairman Simon McKeon will join the AMP board as a non-executive director, effective March 27. McKeon is also chairman of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and he ...

Insider selling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... China and Japan rattling their sabres again. What did investors do? They sent the Nikkei-225 up 3.8% and the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 4.2% higher. Yeah ok, there was also good news in Japan - BOJ Governor Shirkawa is stepping down three weeks earlier ...

New chair at Australian Ethical

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
Australian Ethical Investment chairman AndrA(C) Morony has decided to stand down from February 2013 with the board electing Steve Gibbs to replace him. Morony will stay on as an ordinary member of the board to help with the transition process. "During ...

ASFA backs CSIRO/Monash superannuation research alliance

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has released a discussion paper in support of the research alliance between the Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Monash University. "We look forward to working with the ...

CSIRO questions Aus economy after the boom ends

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
A CSIRO researcher has questioned where Australia's economic output will come from once the commodities boom ends. "We are a highly exposed market because three things that we make, make up 40% of our exports," said Dr Stefan Hajkowicz, principal scientist ...

ETFs delve deeper into China

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... available to Australian investors. The ETFs provide exposure to Chinese energy, infrastructure, financials, materials and the CSI 300 Index. Nick Good, chief executives at iShares Asia Pacific, said investors could now access the specific sectors within ...

Aust must avoid Europe's ETS disaster

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Australia must learn from the mistakes of the European ETS if it is to avoid squandering billions of dollars and waste an opportunity to seriously impact climate change. Dr Nikki Williams, chief executive of the NSW Minerals Council, speaking last night ...

Planners set to Ignite the Difference

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) released details of its 2008 National Conference, Ignite the Difference, an event that aims to encourage advisers to distinguish themselves as professionals. The four-day Gold Coast conference in November includes ...