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Ready to turn on the tap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... bolster economic growth." And here's the Wall Street Journal's: "In an exclusive interview with the Wall Street Journal, Donald Kohn, Vincent Reinhart and Brian Madigan - the last three directors of the Fed's powerful monetary affairs division - put ...

Community housing wants to attract super funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... between 6% and 2% over the next three years for Australia's capital cities. National Housing Supply Council (NHSC) chair Owen Donald, who will also speak at the conference, said the increasing shortage of housing would force more people to live in the ...

ASFA and FTSE launch super GST index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... basis for creating products such as ETFs, the super funds association said. At the lunchtime launch in Sydney yesterday, Donald Keith, deputy CEO of FTSE, said the tailored benchmarks would provide a clearer picture to members of a fund's performance ...

Instos want more rewards for low-carbon assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... Deferring climate change agreement adds to investor concerns that climate change risks and costs are not taken seriously," said Donald MacDonald, chair of UNPRI, one of the super funds involved in the group statement. In 2008, the global environmental ...

Knee-jerk reaction to late action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... again! The rough and tumble of Wall Street on display as investors knee-jerkingly reacts to what is -- in the words of Donald Rumsfeld - a "known known." The problem that just won't go away; like an irritating fly in the midst of an Australian barbie ...

Financial services execs gain Aus day honours

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... awarded an AO for his contribution to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Donald Argus, former chief executive at NAB, was awarded an Order of Australia - Companion (AC) in the general division. Argus ...

MLC exec moves to Suncorp Life

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
Suncorp Life has appointed former MLC executive Donald McBain to the position of executive manager life risk marketing. McBain's previous roles included head of brand marketing for MLC and in loyalty marketing for NAB. His consumer marketing experience ...

Ganging up on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... near zero which is fuelling speculative capital flows and encouraging asset-price inflation. This echoed Hong Kong CEO Donald Tsang's comments two days earlier in Singapore. "I'm scared and leaders should look out... America is doing exactly what Japan ...

FTSE and ASFA set after-tax world alight

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... committee is yet to be determined however Rosemary Vilgan, chief executive at QSuper, has been appointed chair of the group. Donald Keith, deputy chief executive at FTSE Group, said the indices provide a better representation of the Australian equity ...

Yellow Brick Road drops acquisition strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... its next head of business development - launching its own version of The Apprentice, a show made famous by US billionaire Donald Trump. "The show is set to screen in September. There's around 12 contestants and the winner gets a position at YBR for 12 ...