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Russell heads back to Canberra

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... 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 experience and knowledge and his ...

Accounting group hires 'transformer'

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... consulting services across consumer products, financial services and government. He holds a bachelors degree in applied science and a graduate diploma in applied finance and investment from the Australian Securities Institute

Move beyond benchmarks: GMO

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... When you buy an overvalued asset you get low returns. When you buy a cheap asset you get good returns. It's not rocket science," he explained. Montier also criticised the current paradigm where risk is measured through volatility. "The idea that risk ...

Confidence will return to Ireland: Govt

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... Batt O'Keeffe. The plan underpins the work of the job creation and research agencies, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland, by providing funding that will allow them to meet their targets. "The capital investment in the agencies ...

Fee-for-service assist program launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... planners; we can assist them with the technical as well as the emotional aspects of pricing their services - providing the science of analysing costs without the need for time sheets," said Viskovic. Almost 12 months ago, Australian Financial Services ...

Towers Watson looks to non-life insurance

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010

UK bid to attract Aussie investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
The UK government is rolling out new initiatives to make the UK more attractive for local businesses and investors. Currently, Australia is the sixth largest major investor in Britain while the UK is Australia's second largest investor, with Britain ...

Home trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... of up to 7.3 million units. Now how long would it take to clear up all these stocks? Go figure. We don't need a rocket science degree to know that to reduce or clear the number of unwanted homes prices have to fall, or for the Fed and the Obama administration ...

China's $750bn pledge to clean tech aids sector

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... change will only continue to grow," said Jordan. However, Jordan acknowledged that there is still a gap between clean tech science and the government policies needed to support it. The other hurdle is that some countries are spending big bucks on the ...

Crafter resigns as ARIA CEO

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... of CFA Institute. He received a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Science degree with First Class Honours, majoring in Statistics, from the University of New South Wales. "Lochiel has made an enormous ...