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Financial advice as charitable giving

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
A new financial advice firm operating as a charity is changing the lives of low income earners in Western Australia. Registered with the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profit Commission, Leda Financial Advice was founded by financial adviser Michael ...

Charities losing $180m a year to gender pay gap

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... the gender pay gap was to close, according to a new report on trends in philanthropy. Women donate 0.39% their income to charity every year while men donate 0.34%, according to Koda Capital's snapshot of Australian giving. While the difference looks ...

Macquarie Group appoints foundation chair

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... philanthropic experience to her new role; she is a current director of both the Asylum Seekers Centre and the Sisters of Charity Foundation. Wikramanayake said Reemst was the right fit for the foundation. "Macquarie's work in the range of communities ...

Boutique adds insto distribution lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... market, our institutional client aspirations can now be further developed." O'Brien is also a director of Oasis Africa, a charity focussed on sustainable education for children in Nairobi, Kenya. The appointment follows that of Dan Powell earlier this ...

Philanthropic forces shift asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... sectors of arts and culture, medical research and the environment. He added philanthropy has consistently been about 8% of charity sector income for the last 20 years. McLeod said the top 10% of charities get 94% of those philanthropy-based donations. ...

Church threatens to dump $21bn of fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
One of the UK's largest charity fund managers has voted to sell $21 billion worth of investments in fossil fuels if the companies don't align to climate change goals by 2023. The Church of England's parliament voted 347 to four in favour ...

Should high-income earners pay charity levy?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... Academics have proposed a new system to better distribute Australia's wealth - one which would see high-income earners pay a charity levy. The levy would be based on a small percentage of earnings for Australians with income of more than $269,000 ($US200,000). ...

AFCA appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... executive. Locke is currently the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC)'s assistant commissioner, charity services. ACNC is the peak regulatory body for 55,000 Australian charities. Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) ...

Activist LIC appoints new director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... Leadership Award in the Active Core Sector. Snowden also previously served as non-executive director at national mental health charity SANE Australia. Snowden is the latest former Wilson Asset Management stalwart to join Sandon, with current director ...

2018 FICAP 'Who Wants to be a Rockstar' raises over $300k

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... Wants to be a Rockstar?' is an annual event where talented industry professionals get to perform onstage in the name of charity. This year, all proceeds from event sponsorships, raffle ticket sales and silent auction go to three charities: Learning Links ...