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No standards, no deal

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008

... from an average of 4 percent to an average of 8 percent. Respondents said the most important aspects the Standards should focus on are valuations, followed by risk management and then disclosure. "The hedge fund industry is at a turning point. Managers ...

FinLit boosts productivity while educating kids

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008

... compulsory in addition to the renewed push for Asian languages. But the edge financial literacy programs provide is they focus on life skills that can be blended into the current content across all areas of school programs without needing to add more ...

Primed and ready for growth

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008

The WalterTurnbull-owned property manager PrimeSpace draws from its chartered accounting roots to offer investors something traditional property managers can't. "We are chartered accountants. If we look to apply that integrity, it's a major point of ...

ING names new sales & marketing FM head

... positions now filled and the realignment complete, the sales & marketing team is in an even stronger position to increase it's focus on customer needs and leveraging ING Australia's competitive advantages in the marketplace taking the business into the ...

Trust on track after revamp

This year marks a new chapter at Trust after it divested its stake in a BNY joint venture, restructured its financial advice arm and adopted a new investment model for its $550 million philanthropy arm. The group has today reported its full year results ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008

... boosted its profits. Companies like Boeing with big international sales have outperformed companies with a more domestic focus. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 42.99 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 12,763.22. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was ...

India's report card

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008

... managing potential social tensions arising from this modern-versus-traditional growth disparity is likely to become a major focus for the national government who may fear the electoral consequences of any misjudgments.

Quattro to distribute HK giant's products

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008

Quattro Asset Management has come to an arrangement with Hong Kong non-bank financial services juggernaut, Sun Hung Kai Financial to distribute the firm's products to Australian investors. Sun Hung Kai Financial is a Quattro Asset Management stakeholder ...

Super funds pay little attention to biotech

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008

Spray-on skin for burnt victims, cancer treatment drugs, the bionic ear - Australia's multi-billion dollar biotechnology sector is thriving but local investors are still shying away from the industry. Speaking at the Excellence in Biotechnology Investment ...

2020 Summit push for life long accounts

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008

The wealth management industry may have been left off the 2020 Summit's guest list but that doesn't mean we were left out of the Summit's final report. The initial report outlining the summit's outcomes contains two key recommendations that could have ...

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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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