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World bank names new chief economist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... China's highest economic honour, Lin has taught at several universities including Peking University, the University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong and the Australian National University. "As our first chief economist from a developing country ...

New CFO for Superpartners team

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
Australia's largest superannuation administrator, Superpartners, has appointed Perry Abbott as chief financial officer. Previously the director, global commercial and operations of Computer Sciences Corporation, Abbott will be spearheading financial ...

Zurich sets up Climate Change council

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008

SAP and CSC join forces on pricing

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
Business software provider SAP has announced a joint venture with Computer Sciences Corporation to create a new pricing scenario program for CSC's bank clients. The new joint venture will combine SAP's Price Optimization software with CSC's Hogan Core ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
The Australian share market has had a mixed lead from Friday trading,with Wall Street up half a percentage point, oil up, gold and silver flat, and London metals mostly down. The Australian market is expected to open positively, however. At 0752 AEDT ...

The long hot summer

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... 20-60 years. According to a report developed by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology through the Australian Climate Change Science Programme, temperatures across Australia will increase by around 1 oC by 2030. The Climate Change in Australia technical ...

Kaplan adapts Finsia teaching model

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
US education company Kaplan has just taken over the teaching division of Finsia and while making a commitment to maintain the group's curriculum and teaching style, changes are also in the wings. Kaplan Australia chief executive Warren Jacobson said ...

APRA appoints new head of research

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... Fulbright Scholar at Cornell University, where she earned a PhD in Management. She had earlier obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Honours) from the University of Adelaide. She is currently associate professor of finance at the University ...

Economic round-up: Infrastructure - sink or swim?

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
... and health issues for vulnerable areas such as agriculture infrastructure and coastal communities. The Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and innovation Council (PMSEIC) warns of the economic impact of extreme climatic conditions, and as the climate ...

Biotech fund breaks into $4bn hearing loss sector

Listed fund BioTech Capital is making a play for the $4 billion hearing loss industry by injecting $2 million into hearing technology company Sensear. Sensear is a Western Australian-based company that was spun off the Western Australian Telecommunications ...