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Macq and UNSW do the maths

Macquarie Bank has teamed up with academics at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to develop a faster mathematical method to calculate the risks of investing in highly complex finance products. Under the initiative, the bank will work with researchers ...

Fin Synergy ramps up R&D

... provide clients with better online services. Setting a distinction between enhancing an existing product and product innovation, Financial Synergy's chief information officer Jason Carter said: "An innovation driven approach will require a change in ...

Govt leads VC investment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... capital (VC) investment that the government has been compelled to become a major VC sponsor. The AusIndustry sponsored Innovation Fund has just announced its latest round of shortlisted VC fund managers who are being assessed for $20 million grants under ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... net score of 49 per cent. The Productivity Commission has released the final report on Public Support for Science and Innovation saying that the $6 billion expenditure during 2004-05 had important economic, social and environmental benefits to the Australian ...

Compliance maze killing product innovation

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2007
... water," Joye said. "The regulatory system is designed to minimise risks. It pours too much sand into the wheels of innovation. In the long run, this stifling of productivity and growth will undermine Australia's ability to compete with more efficient ...

Cbus wins Investment Stewardship Award

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
... financial services organisation. To win the award, finalists were evaluated according to financial results, product innovation, service quality, investment philosophy, corporate governance and risk management. Cbus chief executive Sandy Grant said the ...

RBC Dexia takes home Euro award for fourth time

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... Custody and Fund Administration Magazine to recognise service providers on the grounds of quality, consistency and innovation in the European market. "We are extremely honoured to accept the Transfer Agent of the Year award for a fourth consecutive year," ...

Trade faster than a speeding bullet: INSTINET

... brokers across the globe. "Traders should welcome the competition...new technologies such as Chi-X will drive greater innovation and better prices in the sector," he said. Michelle Baltazar

AFS reflects on a good year

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
... added to the group. The year also saw some key appointments as well as a new 'open architecture' strategy to promote innovation, flexibility and profitability for AFS practices. "By all measures, 2006 has been an outstanding year of achievement for AFS ...

BT setting a new course in alternatives

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
BT Financial has almost doubled its multi-manager alternative assets allocation and seeded a new AQR fund, which contributes uncorrelated alpha to the portfolio while reducing overall risk. Announcing the changes, Stewart Brentnall, head of BT's Investment ...