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Future Fund is a government subsidiary: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
... on the Australian economy, the IMF has singled out special attention for the Future Fund and praised its corporate governance structure. "Governance of the Future Fund is consistent with international best practice," said the report. However, the IMF ...

Understand the dependencies and get unit pricing right

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... (IAA) special unit pricing briefing earlier this month, Jules Gribble of Askit Consulting said unit pricing can be a "governance lightning rod". Gribble said there were two main streams to managing unit pricing implementation - functionality and governance. ...

Private equity capital fundraising jumps 50 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... corporate landscape is full of opportunities for the right kind of private equity investment as deregulation, corporate governance and the need to think internationally are challenging old-style Asian management behaviour and thinking, said Eric Hall ...

Aviva snaps up Infocus stake

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... infrastructure and board level expertise to expand their national presence. "We have expertise in issues such as corporate governance, we have a strong legal department, strong compliance team, extensive board level experience, marketing and public affairs ...

Aon boosts its board

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
Aon Master Trust has appointed two independent directors to its board to help boost compliance and corporate governance standards. Paul Mazoudier, formerly a managing partner of law firm Minter Ellison, has taken on the role of director and chairman ...

JF Capital appoints former VFMC chair

... position. JF Capital chief investment officer, Michael Fitzsimmons, said the move was made to improve the group's corproate governance provisions. "But the driving force behind the appointment was Bob's resignation from VFMC, so there was no longer a ...

Challenger board adds two

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... Leon Zwier. Challenger chairman, Peter Polson, said the extra appointments were necessary to help manage the corporate governance workload of board members. "The layers of governance and regulation we face on a daily basis create a web of complication ...

Hyperion chairman abdicates

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... consultant with Ernst & Young, having formerly been director of their risk and technology groups and specialising in governance advisory services.

IOOF's head of retail funds departs

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
... result of the internal investigations, which he said should be seen as an example of quality and "controlled" internal governance practices. "Yes we did have an internal investigation, that finished last week," said Dewhurst. "No money was lost and no ...

Emerging markets more attractive than ever: Templeton

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
... market equity is gradually becoming a more mainstream part of the opportunity set thanks to improvements in corporate governance, accounting standards, legal structures and information flow. Investors are unlikely to be spooked by the current correction ...