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Budget speech 2014 -15

... the most disadvantaged and supports the most vulnerable. If we all contribute now, we will build the biggest medical research endowment fund in the world within just six years, a fund that will underpin the health system of the future. If we all contribute ...

Philanthropic trust awards $2m biomedical research grants

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... year's winners join an honour board of outstanding individuals and institutions pioneering vital frontiers for medical research. "It is important to reflect how these people and projects have benefited from the foresight and conviction of Vera Ramaciotti ...

Arts attract philanthropic funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... organisations from clients of the multi-family office last year. Education attracted $4.88 million, health, wellbeing and medical research $2.69 million, international development and relations $1.77 million, and poverty and disadvantage $1.60 million. ...

Government plants $60m innovation funding seed

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... Innovation Investment Fund (IIF), the government has invested $20 million in each of Carnegie Venture Capital, the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund and Southern Cross Venture Partners. Private investors are matching the government's investment ...

Sunsuper adds fireworks to marketing push

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... signed up as a major sponsor of the Rio Tinto Ride to Conquer Cancer, rasing funds for the Queensland Institute of Medical Research. Sunsuper has $18 billion in funds under management.

Hyperion scoops $600m mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... Manager Awards last year. It's a fund manager that also exhibits a strong social conscience, contributing to medical research, the Wayside Chapel and also to the arts through the restoration of an 1868 William Strutt work at the Art Gallery of New South ...

Financial services execs gain Aus day honours

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... recognised for his executive roles in a number of charitable organisations including the arts, health, welfare and medical research. Meanwhile, Hall, executive chair at Hunter Hall, received a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his work on rhino ...

Westscheme awards $10m private equity mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... biomedical-centric fund manager was awarded the mandate as Westscheme turned its attention to Australia's burgeoning medical research space. "Brandon came into our attention as a manager in the biomedical space and we had appointed Brandon in the structure ...

NAB Health just what the doctor ordered

The National Australia Bank (NAB) has formed a specialist banking division designed to tap into the largely under-serviced $90 billion healthcare sector. NAB Health is offering products and financial services tailor-made for medical professionals such ...

AFA conference raises $45,000 for MS research

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
The AFA partnership with Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia (MSRA) has already raised $45,000, enough to immediately launch a dedicated PhD research program. Jeremy Wright, executive director of MSRA, said, "This is a terrific outcome as the funds ...