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Direct property reigns: study

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... and local shares (10.6 per cent). "Direct property is unique in that valuations are not sentiment driven," said ADPIA president Linden Toll. "It is therefore less likely to suffer the dramatic highs and lows of other markets and generally has a low performance ...

India to ban food futures

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... markets. The move illustrates how seriously the now much reported global food shortage is being viewed. Last Friday US president George W Bush called on Congress to give an extra $800 million to the UN World Food Program to help them buy much needed ...

ING buys Citistreet for $960m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... focus on the small and mid corporate, government and education markets." Charles Johnston, Citi Global Wealth Management president, said the administration and record keeping industry was not a strategic priority for the firm at this time. Indeed, Vikram ...

Debt trumps terrorism as top threat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... more domestic issues such as workforce participation and interest rates," said Andrew Barkla, Unisys Asia Pacific vice president and general manager. Established in June 2006, the Unisys Security Index uses survey research conducted by Newspoll. The ...

Hooley named State Street pres and COO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
State Street Corporation has promoted the firm's 32 year veteran, Jay Hooley, to president and chief operation officer. Hooley, 51, joined State Street in 1986 and led the firm's US Mutual Fund sales division before joining State Street's shareholder ...

Finsia names new president

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has appointed Westpac group head of operational risk and compliance, Chris van Aanholt to president of the institute's board. In keeping with Finsia policy, van Aanholt succeeds Michael Shepard who has concluded his ...

Di Bartolomeo joins AustralianSuper board

... after 13 years' service on the Board and its predecessor fund, ARF. Di Bartolomeo is the Australian Industry Group's NSW president and national vice-president. He holds several directorships under his belt, including positions with the Australian Rail ...

Eagle IT opens Sydney office

... it was a natural decision for us to open an office to meet today's needs and anticipated growth," said John Lehner, president of Eagle Investment Systems. Earlier this month, the group completed the first phase of a project with AMP Capital Investors. ...

Short selling shouldn't be sold short

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... selling provides liquidity and allows you to make calls in both directions," said Ryan Pearson, Greenwich senior vice president on a visit to Australia last week. A lot of people also don't understand some of the rules around short selling, like the ...

Getting ethics back on track

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... successful business. Speaking at the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) conference in Sydney yesterday, MDRT first vice president Walton Rogers hammered home the importance of establishing a core set of ethics when executing day-to-day business. "Ethical ...