Economics/finance/investment
Sirius competition winners announced
The winners of our Sirius competition have been announced, including Luxembourg-based accountant Ghislaine Nijhuis and Ray Pobjoy, a teacher from northern New South Wales. Ghislaine won a $250 voucher from Amazon. After studying for a Master of Commerce in Finance and Accounting during 2007 and 2008 she moved to Luxembourg where she is currently working as an International Financial Reporti...
Building prosperous economies
In an increasingly borderless world, economic upheavals have multinational consequences. Macquarie is working to create robust solutions to emerging economic issues, strengthen economic productivity and promote prosperity in our diverse world. Prosperous economies is one of the key focus areas of our Strategic Research Framework 2015 – 2024: World-Leading Research; World-Changing Impact. ...
Organisational Psychology in Demand
According to the recently released US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)’ ranking of the 20 fastest-growing occupations, organisational psychologists will lead the way with an expected growth rate of 53 percent between now and 2022. Organisational psychologists specialise in human behaviour in the workplace, and are employed because their expertise results in staff that are a better fit for...
A family affair
Many families have made going to Macquarie a family affair, including the Healeys, who have all chosen to make accounting their career. Louise Healey is currently the Strategy Manager at a global law firm, King and Wood Mallesons, based in London. She completed her Bachelor of Commerce at Macquarie in 2001. “My father (Michael), brother (Edward), and sister (Sarah) also graduated from ...
World Business Forum
One of the most enjoyable aspects of my role as Vice-Chancellor is representing the University and its community on the world stage. On a recent trip to Hong Kong to meet with alumni, I also had the opportunity to take part in the World Business Forum and lead a Q&A session for Sarah Lewis, a renowned curator, DuBois Fellow and Assistant Professor at Harvard University. More than 1200 del...
Andrew Formica, Master of Economics, 1993
Andrew Formica turned a passion for numbers into a brilliant international career. Originally from Sydney, Andrew earned a Master of Economics from Macquarie in 1993. He is currently the CEO of Henderson Group, a London-based asset management firm with a £3 billion market capitalisation, and is the driving force behind a groundbreaking business initiative. When made responsible for grad...