ESG
COVID-19, modern medicine and the hidden world of data
The University of Queensland is using big data from 350 hospitals in 49 countries to understand unique characteristics of the virus.
Laurence Parker-BrownJune 17, 2020
professor
Investment Strategy
‘Time to review APRA’, says professor
A leading academic has called for a review of whether the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) is limiting the growth of the financial services sector. Professor Rodney Maddock of Monash University says that no such review of APRA has taken place since its formation in 1998. Maddock, who was formerly a senior executive at the […]
David RowleyFebruary 3, 2014
Administration
De-regulation: the unlikely saviour of governance
De-regulation, not regulation, and less of a focus on independence within boards could be the answer to governance concerns that have arisen from the financial crisis, a Professor of finance from The University of Queensland argues in a new book published by SimCorp Strategy Lab. Renee Adams, Professor of finance at UQ Business School in […]
Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2009
Administration
De-regulation: the unlikely saviour of governance
De-regulation, not regulation, and less of a focus on independence within boards could be the answer to governance concerns that have arisen from the financial crisis, a Professor of finance from The University of Queensland argues in a new book published by SimCorp Strategy Lab. Renee Adams, Professor of finance at UQ Business School in […]
Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2009
Investment Strategy
Former RBA chief gives crisis autopsy
The third annual conference of the Paul Woolley Centre for Capital Market Dysfunctionality – October 28-30 – will see a former Reserve Bank Governor discuss the topic: ‘The Crash of the Financial System: Bad Luck or Bad Structure?’.
Staff WriterAugust 17, 2009
Investment Strategy
Workshop to critique changing role of institutional investing
The Paul Woolley Centre for Capital Market Dysfunctionality is to hold a special afternoon workshop next month to discuss several upcoming research projects of particular relevance for super funds and managers, including a questioning of the role of active management and the proposal of a new regime for institutional investing.
Staff WriterApril 6, 2009
Investment Strategy
Call for new inquiry into Australian financial system
A former member of the 1990s Wallis Committee, which led to the formation of APRA, has called for a new inquiry into the Australian financial system.
Staff WriterOctober 7, 2008
Hedge Funds
Conference taps Yale, LSE on capital markets dysfunction
Leading academics from Yale and London School of Economics will join counterparts from Australian universities and funds management practitioners in the second annual Capital Market Dysfunctionality Conference in Sydney.
Staff WriterAugust 19, 2008