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Can the cash-fest save our competitiveness?

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
... Australia's economic infrastructure in particular is performing shamefully against most other areas of the economy. The Swiss business school IMD in conjunction with CEDA and other international partners compiles the World Competitiveness Yearbook each ...

Japan set to jump on global PE train

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
A study conducted by Adveq, the Swiss private equity fund of funds manager, has found that Japanese institutional investors are set to follow Australian investors and institutions the world over in increasing their private equity allocations. The study ...

Phoenix won't rise from $1b fraud

... case in Germany since the multi-billion dollar FlowTex Technologie scandal in 2001, which bankrupted a $100 million dollar Swiss-based managed fund that invested in the company. Michelle Baltazar

Austock launches into hedge fund sales

... Before Deutsche, he was based in New York working in emerging market sales for James Capel Inc, and as portfolio manager at Swiss Bank Funds Management. Michelle Baltazar

Space-Time Research attracts VCs

... the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and Centrelink. Offshore clients include Statistics South Africa, Statistics Poland, Swiss Federal Statistics Office and the NZ Ministry of Education. STR is a rarity in the IT sector because, unlike its peers, it ...

Industry pleads for greater professionalism

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... commissions and conflicts were largely the headline act. Panellists included Heather Nicholls, chief executive officer of Swiss Re, Michael Bargholz, chief executive of Alliance Bernstein, and John Pearce, chief executive of Colonial First State Investments. ...

MLC and Aon take out top insurance awards

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
MLC Insurance took out the life insurance company of the year award at the Australian and New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards, with Aon Australia being named broker of the year for the second consecutive year. Aon Australia's national general manager ...

UBS sets sights on global infrastructure

UBS Australia will be using the worldwide reach of its Swiss parent to offer Australian investors a slice of the global infrastructure market. UBS Global Asset Management has this week launched the UBS Global Infrastructure Securities Fund. The fund's ...

Julius Baer and Aurora offer fixed interest

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
Aurora Funds Management has partnered with Swiss giant Julius Baer to launch an Australian fixed interest fund as a feeder into the huge Julius Baer fixed interest pool of funds. The Aurora Absolute Return Fund is open to institutional investors in ...

RBC Dexia scores FOHF mandate

... set up, fund administration, compliance, transfer agency and custodian services for the new fund. PKB Privatbank AG is a Swiss-based company specialising in high quality portfolio management and investment advisory services. The new fund will be distributed ...