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US payrolls jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
Here we go again. If the overnight performance of the European and US stockmarkets are anything to go by, Asian and Australian equities are in for another rough trading day. Wall Street and European bourses tumbled last night as fears of a global slowdown ...

A cyber home for advisers: MLC

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... to bring all of that into the one space," said Barnes. Although there is no specific timeline for the completion of the project, Barnes confirms that it is looking to consolidate its various adviser services under the www.mlc.com.au banner within the ...

Friendster to fundster

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... urged fund managers to move away from supporting staff when they come up with new ideas then back out immediately when the project fails. "You have to test and learn...an innovative environment must have an exceptionally high tolerance for mistakes," ...

Industry backs ASIC 'super snapshot'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... levels of engagement in superannuation if it was implemented correctly, reinforcing the importance of not rushing the project. However, Gilbert said ASIC's proposal must incorporate a standardised approach to showing returns and it should only be used ...

Carlyle Asia LFG recruits ANZ exec

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... & Structured Finance offices in Melbourne and London where he was a financial advisor and arranger/underwriter to the Project Finance markets in Australia, Europe and the Middle East. "David's addition underscores Carlyle's continued confidence in the ...

Bravura broadens UK footprint

CAMERON BOGGS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
... an insurance specialist to a retirement income services provider. Chris Evans, MGM Advantage's chief executive said the project went live last month and the feedback from end users of the system has been very positive. But while things are chugging along ...

Lord Stern launches carbon ratings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
IDEAglobal Group, a company whose vice-chairman is Lord Stern, has just launched the Carbon Ratings Agency (CRA) service for investors and companies participating in the carbon market. The CRA ratings will operate similarly to credit ratings but focus ...

Buck stops with trustees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Even though trustees of retail and not-for-profit super funds are subject to the same laws, they have evolved different ways of executing their roles, said Senator Nick Sherry minister for superannuation and corporate law. The operational differences ...

Climate change good for agriculture

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
Australia's reputation as the lucky country could even extend into climate change with the Farm Institute saying it will lead to Australia boosting its agricultural output and becoming wealthier. "Australian agricultural output is projected to continue ...

Five core banking systems overhauled at CBA

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... developed in assembly language and that the availability of skilled staff to maintain systems was now problematic. The project will be rolled out with four launches, the first planned for this year. Chief information officer Michael Harte said the aims ...