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Our rates a global sideshow

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
Slowing world growth, a collapsing US dollar and a still very nervous global credit market won't slow down world capital flows but rather increase them, said McKinsey in its latest newsletter. "Amid the turmoil, it's easy to forget that long-term structural ...

Macquarie ushers new chief

Nicholas Moore, head of Macquarie Capital, is to succeed the group's long time chief executive Allan Moss, who retires this year after almost 15 years at the helm of one of the country's largest homegrown financial services groups. Macquarie Group chairman ...

Valad ups stake in UK property

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
Property fund manager, Valad Property Group, has launched a new wholesale property fund targeting the UK property market. Valad announced last week the close of its first capital raising for the company's $1.1 billion Opportunity Fund targeting multi-sector ...

MGI launches Queen Street Partners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
The newly-formed Macquarie Global Investments (MGI) has appointed a Macquarie outsider to head its first venture, Queen Street Partners, an institutional boutique investment firm. The group has appointed Steven Vaughan, formerly the head of Melbourne ...

Killer inflation - three fatalities

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
While the RBA flags the dangers of growing consumer spending on our rising inflation, China's rocketing inflation and consumer demand have proved to be a killer. Literally. Australia's employment growth was softer than expected in October, however Westpac's ...

Pass the paracetamol

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
As nabCapital's Robert Henderson puts it, "those post-Melbourne Cup day hang-overs are about to get a lot worse for mortgage holders", and there is still a good chance of more interest rate headaches over Christmas. The Reserve Bank of Australia in ...

BT Financial and Westpac launch all-in-one super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
A month after BT Financial Group chief executive Rob Coombe challenged the industry to find better ways to engage the public on the retirement savings debate, the group and Westpac have introduced sweeping changes to the way BT provides superannuation-related ...

Hello kitty

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
China's trillion-dollar investment kitty is ready as analysts are tipping a Chinese Wall of money likely to be channelled into Australia's share market China's gigantic state investment arm China Investment Corp (CIC), set up to make use of its huge ...

Consultum calls in the cadets

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
Consultum Financial Advisers has introduced a cadetship program to counter the growing talent shortage in the adviser industry. The program will provide financial assistance and a dedicated training program for existing financial practices that appoint ...

INGIM appoints new CEO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
ING Investment Management Asia/Pacific (INGIM) has appointed David McClatchy as chief executive officer of ING Investment Management Australia, effective 1 October. McClatchy replaces Grant Bailey, who will move to Dubai to set up and lead ING Group's ...