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World bank names new chief economist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
Chinese national, Justin Lin, has become the first emerging country-born expert to be appointed chief economist and senior vice president for development economics at the World Bank. Lin replaces Francois Bourguignon in May, after he retired to become ...

Australian private equity still going strong

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... nearly $3.8 billion worth of disbursements. Locally, Australian funds have showed remarkable fundraising initiatives as the country tops the report's list as the most active nation in raising PE funds. "Australia emerged as the most active nation in ...

MacarthurCook ventures to the long white cloud

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... business at MacarthurCook, the acquisition was the first New Zealand venture for the firm and an avenue for exposure to the country's investment market. "It came down to trying to create a presence in New Zealand. Macarthur has a Singaporean presence ...

AustralianSuper and Mercer now a tag team

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
One of the country's largest superannuation funds, AustralianSuper, has recruited global consulting firm, Mercer, as its specialist service provider for its $1.6 billion corporate division. The venture will see Mercer provide administration, call centre ...

Maragiannis joins CAAM

... Return Fund and a $230 million Global Fixed Income/Currency mandate from Colonial First State Investments. The group's country head Richard Borysiewicz said, "John brings over 20 years of market experience and knowledge to CAAM Australia. We recognise ...

More bulls than bears

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... participants expected the US to post the weakest corporate growth earnings. Both US and Australian investment managers said their country's equity markets were overvalued. A majority 84 per cent of Australian managers named Europe as the most undervalued ...

English FX specialist turns local

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... opportunity in the Australian foreign exchange market for a discount provider to make a significant impact. [We] anticipate the country's large and liquid foreign exchange market will become a significant contributor to our global growth."

China's investor confidence crisis

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... analysts suspect the Chinese government will be forced to intervene and restore confidence, especially in the lead-up to the country's global economic showcase the Olympic games. Despite rising food and energy prices and a credit tightening, China's ...

VFMC boosts inhouse investments by 25pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... external fund managers falls from 100 per cent before he joined to almost 75 per cent today. Canadian investors called it the country's loss and Australia's gain when Leo de Bever, the pioneering chief investment officer from Ontario Teacher's Pension ...

Too little too late

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... plans to address the home-ownership affordability crisis follows international survey revelations that Australia is the country with the most cities - 18 - listed in the survey's top 50 most unaffordable housing markets. Underlying sentiment within a ...