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Data quality a global problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2006
According to a new survey by AIM Software, the global financial industry continues to struggle complying with Basel II, Markets in Financial Instruments Directives and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, citing data quality as their biggest problem. The survey ...

Private equity capital raising breaks $4bn for 2005-06

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
Private equity funds invested $2.3 billion into target companies while raising $4.1 billion in new capital raisings in the 12 months to 30 June 2006. Thomson Financial, working with the Australian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (AVCAL) ...

Hedge funds set to splurge on IT

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
... proven fertile ground for IT providers, but a new report suggests all that is about to change with the sector's IT investment set to grow to $3.3 billion by 2009. A new report from Datamonitor, Securities Processing in Hedge Funds, predicts that hedge ...

CIOs lacking in IQ: Deloitte

... business processes and IT systems. The upshot of the survey is that the respondents said they will increase their IT investment to reduce the time it takes for them to sift through the information being spat out by their computers. "World leading companies ...

Absolute Capital appoints portfolio manager

Structured credit specialist Absolute Capital Limited has appointed Andrew Lorking as portfolio manager. Lorking will work with Absolute's head of structured credit investments Bill Entwistle. Besides portfolio management, he will be involved in developing ...

Bell Potter rolls out retail Bridgewater funds

Bell Potter Funds Management will release two retail funds to the Australian market from US investment management company Bridgewater Associates, the first time the latter has opened its funds to retail clients. Previously Bridgewater Associates offered ...

Basis Capital yields to a four rating with Morningstar

Morningstar has awarded Basis Capital's Basis Yield fund an International Fixed Interest Sector Strength Rating (IFISS) of four saying the fund acts best as a supplementary fixed interest strategy blended with more traditional approaches. Basis Capital ...

Interest rate should remain unchanged despite pressures: ICAP

John Fernando The fall in economic growth from 3.75 per cent in 2002 to 2.75% this year does not call for a major change in Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) policy as regards interest rates, according to Ric Simes, chief economist at global intermediary ...

The value of bonds: Brumby defends the role of government debt

Paul Cully Victorian State Treasurer John Brumby has weighed in on the debate surrounding government bonds, arguing that government borrowing provides both flexibility for Australian investors and maintains the country's international standing. "It ...