The Finance and Treasury Association was placed under administration some months ago.
Amanda Gome from Smart Company makes some excellent points about the irony of an association of financial risk experts running into trouble in her article here.
20 August 2009
19 August 2009
ABA chief executive steps down
After nine years in the role, David Bell, chief executive of the Australian Bankers Association (ABA), is stepping down.
ABA chairman Ralph Norris thanked Bell for his service during "a challenge time for the industry and the association".
Bell, who has indicated he is on the lookout for another role, will stay on with the ABA until his successor is appointed and transitioned into the role.
However Bell still has plenty to do before his relinquishes the chair.
"While I have announced that I am stepping down, there still remains a lot of
work for the ABA to do making sure that the numerous regulatory proposals and
Parliamentary Committee reviews are dealt with in the best possible way. I will
continue working at full speed on these issues," Bell said.
ABA chairman Ralph Norris thanked Bell for his service during "a challenge time for the industry and the association".
Bell, who has indicated he is on the lookout for another role, will stay on with the ABA until his successor is appointed and transitioned into the role.
However Bell still has plenty to do before his relinquishes the chair.
"While I have announced that I am stepping down, there still remains a lot of
work for the ABA to do making sure that the numerous regulatory proposals and
Parliamentary Committee reviews are dealt with in the best possible way. I will
continue working at full speed on these issues," Bell said.
19 July 2009
Institute of Actuaries on the hunt for new CEO
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has begun the search for a new chief executive, following the resignation of John Maroney after three years in the chair.
Maroney is leaving the Institute to take up an appointment by the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, as a member of the secretariat of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors. In this role he will play a leading part in developing many of the initiatives agreed at the recent G20 summit aimed at strengthening the prudential oversight of the global insurance market.
Institute president Trevor Thompson said Maroney's appointment reflects the favourable profile of the Australian actuarial profession globally, and thanked him for his contribution to the industry during his time as CEO.
With Maroney set to take up his new role in September, the Institute is now seeking his successor.
Maroney is leaving the Institute to take up an appointment by the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, as a member of the secretariat of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors. In this role he will play a leading part in developing many of the initiatives agreed at the recent G20 summit aimed at strengthening the prudential oversight of the global insurance market.
Institute president Trevor Thompson said Maroney's appointment reflects the favourable profile of the Australian actuarial profession globally, and thanked him for his contribution to the industry during his time as CEO.
With Maroney set to take up his new role in September, the Institute is now seeking his successor.
22 June 2009
Highlighting issues facing associations on Twitter
Recently there was the first official Association Chat on Twitter - if you're on Twitter, search for #assnchat to follow the conversation.
Deirdre Reid was kind enough to post a summary of the chat to her blog - read it here.
Some interesting points were raised, particularly about how online communities may present a threat to associations, providing for free the networking, information and resources members used to pay their associations for. There were, however, some solutions posed as to how associations could actually better use these social networking tools and communities. Other topics covered were the role of content - whether member-only or open to all - in the membership offering, a discussion of the traditional membership fee model and whether this is viable in the future, and why associations are reluctant to change.
Next official chat is tomorrow, so check it out.
Deirdre Reid was kind enough to post a summary of the chat to her blog - read it here.
Some interesting points were raised, particularly about how online communities may present a threat to associations, providing for free the networking, information and resources members used to pay their associations for. There were, however, some solutions posed as to how associations could actually better use these social networking tools and communities. Other topics covered were the role of content - whether member-only or open to all - in the membership offering, a discussion of the traditional membership fee model and whether this is viable in the future, and why associations are reluctant to change.
Next official chat is tomorrow, so check it out.
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