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HESTA appoints three intl long-short managers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
... capacity with excellent managers to continue to invest HESTA's strong growth in assets," said HESTA's investments and governance manager, Robert Fowler. "We have grown from $9.8 billion funds under management mid-way through last year to almost $12 billion ...

PE stirs academic heat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... said. But Professor O'Brien said, "The real issue is the impact private equity is having on the paradigm of corporate governance itself. Does it redefine how investors deal with company management? If the bottom line is returns, where does that leave ...

Cbus wins Investment Stewardship Award

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
... were evaluated according to financial results, product innovation, service quality, investment philosophy, corporate governance and risk management. Cbus chief executive Sandy Grant said the award was a great honour for Cbus and industry funds in general. ...

China funds under pressure?

... fundamentals remain intact with corporate earnings still robust and showing evidence of accelerating and improving corporate governance." In fact, de Bever sees the market fall as a buying opportunity. "Our exposure to the Chinese market is minimal but ...

Understanding will drive hedge funds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
... their hedge funds strategies revolved around confidence in the sector and in the hedge fund manager. "Transparency, governance and operation seemed to come out on the top of the pile for super funds." With most funds now having some hedge fund exposure ...

Share option pay deals for US directors reducing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
... the study began in 1996 that more than half of the companies made these awards. Carol Bowie, vice president of ISS' governance research service, said, "This demonstrates that companies are responding to shareholder concerns regarding board structure ...

ACT Super to review investment in tobacco and nukes

NICK OLIVER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
... list is the Australian Wheat Board (AWB), recently vilified over the oil for food scandal in Iraq and poor corporate governance standards, as well as several uranium mining and nuclear power generation companies. ACT Chief Minister John Stanhope has ...

Investment Stewardship Awards to be launched at Melb Symposium

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... crucial to a long-term investment approach, recognising not just the importance of investment returns, but also good governance and innovative thinking and how they form part of a modern and responsible investment business." The Investment Stewardship ...

FEAL appoints three new directors

... 2006 FEAL AGM presented an important opportunity for new Directors to be elected to the FEAL board to help steer the governance and future direction of the organisation", said FEAL's chief executive Michael Baldwin. "We warmly welcome the new ideas and ...

Praemium puts in place UK board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
... through the initial public offering and listing of the business in May. The board will take responsibility for the governance and oversight of Praemium's UK subsidiaries. "The appointment of the UK board is a milestone in the journey towards establishing ...