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Super and innovation: a glass half full

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... clinical trialling of testing for molecules and devices and digital solutions coming out of the universities and medical research labs in this country." He said the BTF's $500 million pool of venture capital is combined from a $250 million federal government ...

Future Fund ahead of target on tenth birthday

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... 30-year bond yields and cash rates. We're looking to maximise yield while not chasing the risk too far." The Medical Research Future Fund, established in September 2015, had $3.3 billion in assets under management at 30 June and has earned 2.1% since ...

Equity Trustees restructures philanthropy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... discretionary charitable giving directed into five key categories. Children and young people will receive $1.8 million, medical research and health will get $3.6 million, ageing and aged care receives $2.2 million, $1 million goes to animals and the ...

BT health score helping claimants back to work

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... how to approach different sets of circumstances," BT national life insurance claims manager Paula Bourke said. "Medical research indicates that returning to work is important for a person's health, so it is particularly pleasing to see that many customers ...

Future Fund gains two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... executive committee, and sits on the boards of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image and the St Vincent's Medical Research Institute. The announcement was made on 23 March, and amid hype around bringing the Federal Budget forward one week and before ...

Findex partners to advance medical research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Crucial links between financial services and priority medical research will come to the fore through a partnership announced by Findex and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. The partnership will discuss potential recommendations ...

AFA Foundation donations continue to grow

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... McDonald House Charities Young Care Team Kids Women and Children's Hospital Foundation Cancer Council Garvan Medical Research Foundation

Australian of the Year appointed $3bn government health fund chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... Australian of the Year and co-developer of the HPV vaccine has been appointed chair of the government's $3 billion Medical Research Future Fund's newly-established Advisory Board. Ian Frazer was previously chief executive and director of research at ...

La Trobe Financial Standard Philanthropy Awards judging panel announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... chief executive Greg O'Neill; the awards will recognise the impact of donations in eight categories: Health, Medical Research, Humanitarian, Environment, Education, Arts and Culture, Children and Youth and Corporate Social Responsibility. Gearing has ...

Philanthropists award $1.5m to medical researchers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
The Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundations have distributed almost $1.5 million to seven biomedical researchers. The foundations' trustee, Perpetual, confirmed that $1 million of the philanthropic funds will go towards research that is looking to reduce ...