Michelle Baltazar Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, Financial Standard Prior to joining Financial Standard, Michelle worked for London-based weekly investment magazine Shares where she wrote a regular column on derivatives and separately, on fund managers. She was also the magazine's resident reporter covering the telecommunication, software services, support services and household goods & textiles sectors. From 1998-2000, Michelle was the Rich 200 researcher at Australia's national business magazine BRW. Michelle graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Biology and Biochemistry. She has completed a Diploma of Financial Markets from the Securities Institute of Australia (SIA).
MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017 Financial Standard's director of media and publisher, Michelle Baltazar, travels to Melbourne to meet the winners of the 2017 Philanthropy Australia Awards. Read more MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013 From the days of the telegram to the days of Instagram, the Heine family continues to grow their businesses by minding tough lessons from the past. Read more PAGE: 1 |
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Wealth with purpose
PHIL HARKNESS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MUTUAL TRUST PTY LTD
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MUTUAL TRUST PTY LTD
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