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Financial services honoured with Queen's favour

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... has been a public servant in Western Australia for over 39 years. During his career, Hillyard has worked in the Department of Labour and Industry since 1977 in consumer protection and fair trading roles, building partnerships with advocates and advice ...

Russell heads back to Canberra

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... returning to Canberra in 1996 to advise then Prime Minister Keating. On appointing Russell yesterday to Secretary of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said in statement, "I am sure Dr Russell's ...

UBS boosts Aust Fixed Income team

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... related over the counter derivatives. Baylis' previous roles include senior analyst, investments in the international department of the Reserve Bank of Australia and roles at Standard and Poor's. "Ben's global and local experience as a senior market ...

Riots turn fund managers to risk review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... forced fund managers to reassess their portfolios in the region, particularly their investments in mining stocks. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Dennis Richardson told the Paydirt Africa Down Under mining conference last year that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... motor vehicles in November, Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their Survey of Consumer Sentiment, and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations issues its survey of skilled job vacancies advertised on December 4. In equities ...

Changes ahead for WA govt super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... Treasurer to oversee the implementation of the Cabinet Decision. The Steering Group is chaired by Stephen Home of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and comprises senior representatives from the Department of Treasury and Finance, GESB, Department ...

Opt in rules not up for debate

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
The hung parliament is all that stands in the way of controversial "opt in" requirements being adopted, if comments from a senior Treasury department official are anything to go by. Speaking at the FPA conference on the Gold Coast, Dr Richard Sandlant ...

US insider trading probe rocks hedge fund community

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... been raided. And overnight, the scandal took another twist with mutual fund providers receiving subpoenas from the Department of Justice. Janus Capital, which has an office in Melbourne, confirmed in a regulatory filing that it "has received an inquiry ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases its Labour Price Index for the September quarter, and the Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations releases a survey of skilled job vacancies advertised on November 6. Westpac ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... merchandise imports for September. Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their Indices of Economic Activity, and the Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations releases its jobs vacancy report. In equities, Woolworths Ltd releases ...