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Macquarie buys remaining Olicc shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... management software using the firm's platform or as a standalone product. For Olicc Technologies, it provides greater economies of scale that allows the firm to develop their software. Cliff Garrels, Olicc founder, joins the Coin Software board of directors ...

China caps executive pay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
Developed world economies looking for China to buy their bonds and save their economies could also look to the Asian tiger to solve the problem of excessive executive pay. The Ministry of Finance in China has ordered all state-owned financial institutions ...

BRIC to BIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... increased significantly in the past year. Sarah Alexander, EMPA president, said, "Investors recognize that emerging economies are the only ones still growing, and they also know that, since private equity deals in emerging markets don't rely on debt ...

She'll be right mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... per cent if the government succeeds in talking the economy down, but Japan, the US and the UK would be lucky if their economies shrink by the same magnitude. But is it really that bad for Australia? I went back to the Australian National Accounts and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... expected to open higher following big gains on all world markets as world leaders announced new plans to mend leading economies. At 0725 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 56 points at 3,732. In economic news on Friday ...

Forecasting foibles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... economic growth to contract by 3 per cent...that's nothing! The OECD's crystal ball says that growth in the world's rich economies would plummet by 4.3 per cent this year. This is more than 10 times the 0.4 per cent shrinkage it predicted only four months ...

Bankwest cuts 400 staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... deteriorating economy" meant the bank was forced to make some adjustments. "The deteriorating national and Western Australian economies and a high cost base mean Bankwest has no choice but to cut costs to remain competitive," he said. "I regret the impact ...

China and India investment themes remain: Actis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... markets are good." He said the firm is "more cautious" on South East Asian investments because many of the countries economies are export based. Actis does not have an Australian based office because it only has people on the ground where the firm manages ...

Seven deadly sins

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... define good governance... internally? This is where we fall short," said Prugue. The second is gluttony, where large economies of scale enable organisations to be drunk on power and charge high fees for services where a smaller firm might be less inclined ...

Ipac appoints chief

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... transferring between countries," said ipac executive chair, Arun Abey. "The move also improves ipac's ability to extract economies of scale from a more integrated business. We enter an era where ipac's vision for growth in advice can be international ...