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Startup success hinges on founder personality: Research

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023

... of 21,000 start-up entrepreneurs, research conducted with the help of the Oxford Internet Institute, the University of Oxford, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and the University of Melbourne discovered that the founder's personality differs ...

Zurich partners for future of work and insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018

... increasingly fragmented labour market. Working with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford, Zurich has launched the Agile Protection program. An initial report compiled as part of the program shows that current ...

Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017

... from a recent study by Zurich in partnership with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford. It looks at how industry participants can work together to close the underinsurance gap and safeguard financial security. ...

Human rights considerations are good for investors

EMMA RAPAPORT | MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017

... future." In a meta-study of more than 200 academic studies, industry reports, newspaper articles, and books, the University of Oxford and Arabesque Management showed 88% of research found that solid ESG practices result in better operational performances ...

Oxford University assisting Aussie advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017

... Rating Online platform is a cost effective and reliable solution." Oxford Risk is a spin-out company of the University of Oxford founded in 2002, and offers a range of risk profiling solutions for the financial markets, including a decumulation specific ...

Investment manager appoints head of machine learning

EMMA RAPAPORT | WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017

... client trading programs for several years. The Man Group benefits from its innovative collaboration with the University of Oxford, the Oxford-Man Institute (OMI), which focuses on cutting-edge research into machine learning techniques and data analyt ...

QSuper commits to ESG, creates new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017

... long-term ESG policy. With PhDs in environmental policy and legal framework for sustainable investment from the University of Oxford, Molinari has a strong track record working in the sector. Prior to her role with the Queensland Government, Molinari ...

Australians overconfident when it comes to income risk

KERRIE SYDEE | FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016

... illness. The research conducted in partnership with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford, surveyed more than 11,000 people in 11 countries to find out how aware people are of risk, why and how they seek to protect ...

Oxford-Man Institute expands into machine learning

KERRIE SYDEE | THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016

The University of Oxford and Man AHL have announced that the Oxford-Man Institute (OMI) will expand its focus on machine learning and data analytics, becoming part of the University's department of engineering and science from 1 August 2016. The expansion ...

Universities at fossil fuel divestment frontlines

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015

The University of Oxford has announced it will cease any future investments in coal and tar sands. Although the university said it will not divest from all fossil fuels, it's the latest in a group of academic institutions - including New Zealand's Victoria ...

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Funds SA appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN

Funds SA has appointed a new chief investment officer, who will join from Hostplus, to commence in February 2025.

Australian Retirement Trust appoints new chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN

Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new chief risk officer that's set to start in March 2025.

UniSuper has 'some work to get on with' on cyber front: Chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

UniSuper's leadership team has touched on how the fund is strengthening its operations following the extensive system outage in May this year.

Super framework, SMSFs conducive to financial abuse: Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA

Lax superannuation laws make it too easy for perpetrators of domestic violence to access victims' retirement savings, while the current framework for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) enables financial abuse to flourish, a parliamentary inquiry found.

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