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AFA unveils new board

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006

... to offer ideas and expertise," said Bateman. Bateman also said the revamped board line-up was consistent with the AFA's focus on the future. "The National Conference in Sydney last month attracted over 400 delegates and I was delighted to see that many ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP | TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006

... back to the 76.20 US cent level, back towards this 76.50 US cent level," Mr Moore said. He said the US dollar remained the focus for currency markets. "We'd expect Aussie to be supported on dips," he said. A report out today showed Japan's GDP grew at ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006

The changing structure of world trade is again in focus with the release of information on Australian exports showing that those going to Asia rose from 57 per cent to 62 per cent in the five years to 2005 at the same time that exports to the US fell ...

JP Morgan Private Equity Fund Services launches in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006

... operated for more than 20 years." "Private equity is an important business to JPMorgan, and Australia is seen as a key area of focus because of the expected growth of the market," said Foreman. Foreman said the move into more private equity investing ...

Build websites around users not IT teams

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006

... context, cater to user expectations, a beautiful and artful website is worthless if it is not usable and engaging, and always focus on the user.

Daily Economic Round Up

PETER BELL | FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006

... its imports increased by only $US64 billion or 14 per cent. The Democrat win in the US mid-term elections will place more focus on the US China relationship as about 90 per cent of the US problem can be attributed to cheap imports coming from China. ...

Flying high with Pegasus

... also gained 118 per cent since its inception five years ago. Pegasus' investment manager Peter Cameron credits the fund's focus on micro-cap for its bumper gains. "My focus is on micro-cap in Australia which is a sector that is under-researched and under-followed. ...

AIG Life appoints head of group insurance

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006

... AustralianSuper general manager of business development, will now head up AIG Life's group insurance division. Green said his focus would be on maintaining excellent service to AIG Life's existing clients. Green also said the global scale of the AIG ...

The manager matters in private equity: Unigestion

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006

... exposure where there is less competition," di Valmarana said, explaining that Unigestion's European pedigree allowed them to focus on the far more attractive small and mid-market private equity environment of Europe. However, whether fund managers are ...

First State Super 2006 SelectingSuper Fund of the Year

... Chris Page. First State Super's chief executive Michael Dwyer said, "We are proud to win this award which recognised our focus on serving our members, especially at a time when there's so much focus on short-term performance." The event was held at the ...

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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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