Economic RoundupMONDAY, 7 NOV 2005 8:16AMLast week's financial market activity saw the Australian dollar drop below US74 cents for the first time in four months. This should make for a very interesting week in financial markets. |
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Aware Super reshapes governance team, appoints chief risk officer
|Aware Super has announced a leadership reshuffle, appointing a new chief risk officer amid the departure of its long-serving group executive of legal.
IFM lifts stake in Atlas Arteria to 40% after upping offer price
|IFM Investors has raised its stake in Atlas Arteria from 34.5% to 38.3% in an on-market stock purchase, just a day after it raised its offer price for the toll road operator to $5.10 per security.
Zenith bolsters research, investment capabilities with new hires
|Zenith has announced two senior appointments to strengthen its research and portfolio management divisions.
Regulators push for stronger stress-testing capability, resilience
|The ability to remain resilient and manage liquidity pressures amid severe, multi-dimensional stress scenarios is an area of focus that APRA and ASIC want superannuation funds to improve.
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Brian Redican
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NEW SOUTH WALES TREASURY CORPORATION
NEW SOUTH WALES TREASURY CORPORATION
What makes an economist an economist? TCorp chief economist Brian Redican reflects on over three decades of navigating Australia's economic cycles. Riddhima Talwani writes.
