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Upkar Arora (BA '85, MAcc '85)Ìýunderstands just how powerful our investments can be.

He joins us to talk about his work atÌý, an impact investment firm. Plus, he speaks aboutÌýhisÌýpersonal investmentsÌýto À¶Ý®ÊÓƵÌýas an alumnus, donor and committed volunteer. Why does he care so deeply about our University community? How does he hope these investments will impact the world? How can others make an impact too?

Every year, we have a challenge: to select just 100 women to receive our Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards. These are women who personify what it means to be powerful through the way they empower and champion others, influence change and stand up for all of us. And as Top 100 winners, they stand among more than 1,000 powerful leaders across Canada who share that honour… and our thanks.

Bill Anderson, Chairman of Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF), announced today that Sun Life President and Chief Executive Officer, Dean Connor intends to retire August 6, 2021.

Kevin Strain, currently Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, will be appointed as President and a member of the Sun Life Board of Directors effective February 15, 2021. He will assume the Chief Executive Officer role upon Mr. Connor's retirement. Mr. Connor will also retire from the Sun Life Board of Directors in accordance with company policy.

The Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA Ontario) celebrated the appointments of those named to CPA Fellowship. Among the 50 newly named FCPAs, were 8 SAF alumni and Dave Vert, retired faculty member of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s School of Accounting and Finance (SAF).

Mike focuses on financial literacy month. First, Judith Robertson, Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, speaks about what her organization does and what they’re focusing on during financial literacy month. Then Tracy Hilpert, a Lecturer of Managerial Accounting with the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s School of Accounting and Finance and the Director of the department’s Financial Literacy Competition joins to explain how their competition teaches financial literacy to high school students and how classes can get involved.

Global Summit of Women in Accounting and Finance showcases women’s leadership and SAF’s global presence

Globally, 2020 has been a year of unanticipated decision-making as organizations pivoted to ensure business success, often with

Tony Wirjanto, a curator for Insurance and Asset Management for the World Economic Forum and professor at the School of Accounting and Finance, takes us through how COVID-19 has affected the insurance industry, and what can be done about it.

The repercussions of COVID-19 and worsening climate change are among the issues that will impact the insurance industry, according to Tony Wirjanto, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ professor.
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Wirjanto, working as a curator in Insurance and Asset Management for the World Economic Forum (WEF), identified eight key issues poised to influence the insurance industry in the recently released .

Canadian mid-market private equity firm Ironbridge Equity Partners has promoted Tanya Babalawo to chief financial officer and Daivik Doshi to vice president.

Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 is a dynamic awards program that identifies outstanding young achievers in Canadian business, visionaries and innovators changing the way things are done. They are inspiring others and already giving back to their communities and to Canada. And every one of them is under the age of forty.