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ANZ reshuffles key management

... in developing the private and expatriate banking businesses. Tim L'Estrange, previously the group general counsel and company secretary, will take over Ellis' role as MD of Europe and Americas and move to London. "These changes provide new development ...

PE stirs academic heat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... itself is not a problem, if its overly concentrated it can be, especially if it fuels incentives that can undermine the company itself. It's why diversification is crucial, he said. But Professor O'Brien said, "The real issue is the impact private equity ...

Fund manager transparency getting worse

... going on," he said. Not just spin doctoring as some fund managers would also tell outright lies, as was the case of a company that announced a "joint chief investment officer" purporting that the job is too taxing for one person only for the original ...

BT promotes to replace Angus

... is to fill the vacant spot left by Troy Angus, BT's top-performing Australian Equities portfolio manager who left the company last month. Chemello will take on Angus' responsibilities as the portfolio manager of the Ethical and Imputation funds. Previously ...

Winds continue to favour private equity

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... continue. "Success for more highly priced private equity deals depends on continued strength of the economy, that is, high company profits, low debt funding costs and responsible borrowing by private equity acquirers. Over the next years, these positive ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... News of takeover deals, including a $US10 billion ($A12.99 billion) bid by Citigroup for Japan's third-largest securities company, also boosted sentiment. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 157.18 points, or 1.30 per cent, to 12,207.59. The Standard ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... News of takeover deals, including a $US10 billion ($A12.99 billion) bid by Citigroup for Japan's third-largest securities company, helped put investors in the mood to buy stocks again. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 171.12 points, or 1.42 per ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... traded stock on volume was Western Metals with 43.03 million shares worth $10.08 million changing hands as shares in the company rose 3.5 cents, or 17.5 per cent, to 23.5 cents. Market turnover was 856.32 million shares worth $2.99 billion, with 520 ...

CalPERS pre-empts healthcare funding crisis

... lump sum, or on a "pay as you go basis". The risk is that this 'unfunded liability' is unpredictable and could cripple a company, as was the case with General Motors and its pension fund and health care liabilities which added $5,000 to the cost of each ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... industry. Japanese capital spending rose by 16.8 per cent on an annual basis according to the Ministry of Finance's quarterly company survey. While consumer spending was weak last year, that by companies on factories and equipment was healthy indicating ...