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Sparks fly at APRA statistics forum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
... that they consider establishing a statistics advisory panel comprising representatives from government agencies, the academic community, industry associations and consumer groups.

Record intake for MLC adviser program

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... qualification. Wayne Handley, MLC general manager of adviser growth and succession, said recent applicants demonstrated a strong academic background and enthusiasm to develop their financial planning skills. "We have received strong feedback from business ...

China's growth sustainable: Wang

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
Strong leadership, effective planning and a willingness to learn from Western economies guarantees the Chinese economy's growth is sustainable and will continue to flourish, according to Dr Xisu Wang, China grand master and foreign investment consultant. ...

Lincoln to launch more 'golden rule' funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... to overseas markets," said D'Amato. "That said there would need to be research, one of our core elements is the strong academic research that's behind what we do. Once we're comfortable with the model in overseas markets we'll look to develop those products." ...

UK instos back climate change fundie

... and the Pharma business model, to US corporate governance and executive remuneration. Acting for 378 universities and academic institutions, the USS has more than $61.7 billion in assets, and approximately 250,000 members. Mark Woodall, chief executive ...

Back to school on finance

BlackRock's chief executive Laurence Fink and his wife Lori have donated US$10 million to UCLA to fund academic research that could help explain the changing world of finance post sub-prime. Fink is an alumnus of UCLA and is currently the chair of UCLA's ...

Short selling shouldn't be sold short

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... fluidity that underpins the markets themselves, warn Pearson and Macdonald. Reinforcing his concerns, Macdonald cited academic research showing "that only a small proportion of lent securities are used to cover directional short sales." "The more regulations ...

Gray to advise Brookvine

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... investment specialist, Brookvine, in a special advisory role. In January, Gray resigned from GMO as head of strategy to pursue academic projects and work with the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees. Prior to GMO, Gray worked at Sunsuper as ...

Let the sub-prime post-mortem begin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Postmortem into what caused the sub-prime fiasco is pointing the finger at the investment banks, hedge funds and even the apparent hero Dr Greenspan. The main problem, according to a just-released book titled The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money ...

SSgA wins $200m hedge fund replication mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... using indexing techniques developed by London Business School academics Bill Fung and Narayan Naik, and Duke University academic David Hsieh. State Street Global Advisors tailored the product for USS and it will be managed on a separate basis by the ...