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Philanthropists must move beyond the hierarchy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
The president at one of the largest US philanthropic institutions believes there is a misnomer that philanthropists must stick to a strict hierarchy when addressing global problems. Speaking at the Philanthropy Australia National Conference this morning ...

Zervides elected president of IPA Victoria

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... Accountants. Australian Wealth Solutions director and senior financial adviser Sam Zervides was recently elected Victorian president of the IPA; a role Zervides said he is pleased to be taking on. "I am looking forward to making a difference in what ...

Chief economist update: Blame the US economy for the widening trade gap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
From "fake news", US President Donald Trump might label the Census Bureau's numbers on "International Trade in Goods" as "fake stats". It refutes his claim in March that "trade wars are good, and easy to win." The report shows America's balance ...

CFA Australia names first chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... and CPA Australia, working across digital communications, content, publishing, IT and marketing. CFA Society Sydney president Ganesh Suntharam said: "This appointment marks an important next step in the evolution of our local societies." "Our societies ...

Scott Morrison becomes Prime Minister, markets react

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... don't alter the fundamentals of the local economy or corporate outlook," he said. Moody's Investor Service vice president Martin Petch said the change in leadership will not affect the sovereign credit profile. "[We are] assuming the absence ...

Senior Rainmaker executive to join BlackRock

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... next phase of his career," said Christopher Page, founder and group managing director of Rainmaker. In his new Vice-President role, Alshawa will be reporting to Jason Collins, managing director, head of client business, Australasia at BlackRock.

Millennials looking for impact: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... millennials, with generation X (52%) and baby boomers (44%) following closely behind. American Century Investments vice president, head of ESG and investment stewardship Guillaume Mascotto, said the research demonstrated the outlook of the next generation ...

Aberdeen Standard launches AI-powered global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... Trust Investment Technology Institute Mitsubishi (MTEC) and UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation to launch the fund. MTEC president Junichi Narikawa said this is the first time in MTEC's 30-year history it has collaborated with an entity in Europe. "We ...

Chief economist update: A new currency is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... sixty four percent) bump up in your wages? Pack your bags and move to Venezuela! You'll have to thank Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for this generosity. This means that the average pay of three million bolivars per month becomes 180 million ...

Chief economist update: Small business is big business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... You look at the jobs. It's all about small business... Small business is really big." These were the words of US President Donald Trump when he spoke at the 75th Anniversary of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) in Washington ...