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FinLit database to identify gaps and overlaps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
... identify gaps, overlaps and inconsistencies." Supporting these latest initiatives, the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training has set up a program where apprentices doing vocational courses can use vouchers to help pay for business ...

Engineering expert joins AllianceBernstein resources team

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... to that he spent time with Boston Consulting, working in both the US and Australia. Gates, who has a PhD in materials, science and engineering, will have responsibility for a range of sectors though resources will be his main focus initially. He will ...

QIC and eG Capital form strategic alliance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
QIC, through its Queensland Biotechnology Fund (QBF), has taken a 20 per cent position in the biotech specialist investment house eG Capital. eG Capital, otherwise known as Emerging Growth Capital Pty Ltd, is a full service financial advisory and brokerage ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... has the second strongest position. In 2004 China had approximately 644,000 tertiary students in engineering and computer science versus about 31,000 that Australia produced that year. This week is a key one for the US economy whose pace of economic growth ...

Southern Cross aims to invest early with VC fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
... look for investment stories in the areas of materials, electronics, IT, telecommunications, nanotechnology, environmental science, defence and clean energy in the Australian market. The Southern Cross Fund has already reached $100m in funds on the back ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
... faced a tripling of oil prices since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The latest figures from the Department of Education, Science and Training showed a 9.7 percent decrease in number of year 12 students going onto university or TAFE between 2000 and 2004. ...

APRA appoints head of numbers team

... country. Davies holds an honours degree in Mathematics and Computation from Oxford University as well as a PhD in Statistical Science from the Australian National University.

Tyndall strengthens analyst team

... of commerce in finance and economics and Whight holding a bachelor of commerce in finance, econometrics and management science.

Tasplan plays super doctor

... managers to those who are keen to get their systems and documentation in line with all the super rulings. "It's not rocket science, but if you don't know a little bit about super, it would be very easy to fall foul of the law," said Cassidy.

Daily economic update

... advertising professionals decreased by 4.4 per cent. Vacancy increases were recorded in printing trades (up 5 per cent), science professionals (up 4.3 per cent) and building and engineering professionals (up 1.6 per cent). Vacancies declined by 12.6 ...