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PETER BELL | WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006

... on employee collective agreements. Following the $350 million additional assistance for drought affected farmers, the academic behind the Higher Education Contribution Scheme Bruce Chapman has called for a similar system to apply to the farming community. ...

Men are better savers than women: Citibank

... rely on their superannuation and 19 per cent on income from other assets. "There is a lot of industry, Government and academic research around the need to save for retirement, including ours, but the message just does not get through. It's a bit like ...

DFA funds "holy grail" research on Aussie equities

... project. Their aim is to build a "deep, accurate database" that will allow the back-testing of simulated portfolios. In academic speak, the team will test the applicability in Australia of the findings of US academics Gene Fama and Ken French, who revolutionized ...

Real estate a global game: LaSalle

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006

... are two simple reasons that global listed real estate should be incorporated into a portfolio right now. "There are the academic reasons and drivers - that is, diversification - and absolutely, you should do that," Kraska said. "And now is also a very ...

Tyndall bolsters Aussie equities team

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006

... fund background, involving both dealing and fundamental analysis within a value philosophy, combined with his strong academic track record made him the standout applicant for this role at Tyndall from a very wide pool of candidates," he said.

It's Perennial all over again: Macoun

KATE HAGE | WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006

Ian Macoun, co-founder of Perennial, said he would be doing it all over again with the launch of a new "house of boutiques", something he argues will be the best solution for boutique managers who struggle in other ownership structures. The new business ...

Time for another Wallis Inquiry

A leading academic has challenged the government's four pillar policy and called for a major review of the country's financial system akin to the scale of the 1996-97 Wallis Inquiry. Professor Ian Harper, executive director of the Centre for Business ...

MIR wins back its five star ratings

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006

... uncommon investment structure, which is a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis, supported by extensive academic research, and executed by well-resourced quantitative and qualitative investment teams. Our focus on this occasion was the ...

Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards 2006

... Ballroom of the Stamford Plaza in Double Bay, Sydney. The crowd was entertained by comedian Rodney Marks posing as a Harvard academic professor on the evening. Rainmaker Information handed out 13 awards namely Marketer of the Year, Business Development ...

Common sense rules in portfolio construction

Investors should not abandon a common sense approach to managing their portfolio after new academic research found that many claims about the superior portfolio construction of fund managers can not be statistically tested or verified. Steve Christie ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:39PM

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA | 12:33PM

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA | 12:10PM

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI | 12:28PM

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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