Postgraduate students from the Australian School of Business recently staged a series of events for Central Coast Kids in Need, raising over $5700 for families of ill children, and gaining valuable event management experience in the process.

Professor Michael Sherris from Actuarial Studies at the Australian School of Business and ASB alumnus Shaun Yow, have been honoured with a prestigious prize from the International Actuarial Association (IAA).

Australia's Treasury Secretary, Dr Ken Henry, said Australia's quick response to the global financial crisis was a big contributor to avoiding the scale of recession experienced in the United States.

The Australian School of Business recieved nearly $3 million in funding in the latest ARC Discovery Grants with $960,000 awarded to a team including Associate Professor Hazel Bateman for a project about coplex superannuation decisions.