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QIC merges its Aust and international teams

KATE HAGE | MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006

... manager of global equities, John Gethin-Jones, said merging the two teams would help promote greater efficiency in manager research. Liddell added, "The merger of the two implemented equity teams will bring greater opportunities to share ideas and insights ...

Space-Time Research attracts VCs

Don't let the name fool you. Space-Time Research (STR) is not a secret society of physicists but a profit-making statistical software firm with IPO potential. Jolimont Ventures, a private equity firm backed by Macquarie Funds Management, and Star Fish ...

Investor optimism index down 43 per cent

... US, has dipped to a new low of 53 points, nearly half its base level of 93 points at the start of the year. While most research forecasting a US economic slowdown emanates from the investment houses, the UBS/Gallup findings are data from US households ...

Scale fails to buy cheaper premiums

KATE HAGE | THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006

... concerned it has very little impact on pricing premiums, according to a Rainmaker report. Rainmaker's associate director of research, Andrew Keevers, said the 2006 Group Insurance Review revealed that while scale may offer administrative efficiencies ...

Age and marriage trigger retirement planning: AXA

A new study has found that most Australians only start to get serious about planning for their retirement when they hit 40 or when they get married. Investment and financial planning group AXA partnered up with the Macquarie Graduate School of Management ...

Serhan to steer research and consulting at Morningstar

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006

Anthony Serhan, Morningstar's head of consulting, has assumed the additional role of head of research replacing Justin Walsh, effective immediately. After three years with Morningstar Walsh is leaving the organisation to pursue other opportunities. ...

State Super hands mandates to Fidelity and Alliance Bernstein

KATE HAGE | TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006

... "The main reason for appointing them is due to the increasing globalisation of Australian companies, which means the research capabilities of the big firms would provide a comparative advantage for effective Australian stock selection," said Fabian. ...

Pentacle adds more experience to the team

HAMISH MADDEN | MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006

... Government, wages policy officer with the Victorian Government and with the Australian Railways Union as industrial and research officer. Pentacle chief executive officer, James Burkitt, said Apted's experience would further underpin and strengthen the ...

Hedge funds set to splurge on IT

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006

... IT spend significantly in line with the greater exposure of the sector and increased regulatory attention. Datamonitor research also highlighted increasing competition in the sector which would likely further fuel the need for hedge fund managers to ...

Industry funds warn on master trust switching

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006

... their super fund provider. We are warning all employees to watch out for fee hikes when they change jobs." Rainmaker research revealed that on average industry super funds returned more dollars to members in both workplace super plans and personal super ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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