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AGEST Super on record breaking run

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
AGEST Super, a public offer industry fund that targets Australian government employees, has reported a stellar financial year, with total contributions and fund assets setting new records for the fund. Contributions and rollovers to the fund for FY06 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
The Australian share market is expected to fall sharply today after losses on overseas markets, including Wall St, and another slump in commodities prices. At 0724 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was down 77 points to ...

ARIA appoints Exec of the Year as new deputy CEO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
... of super members and the industry as a whole. Prior to the MTAA, Watson also worked in various roles at Australian government agencies, including the Department of Finance and Administration, the ATO and Comsuper, where he contributed to the development ...

ARIA appoints new CIO

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
The $17 billion super fund for Australian Government employees Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA) has appointed a new chief investment officer. Alison Tarditi brings a raft of experience to her new role at ARIA, including 18 years as senior ...

Market retreats ahead of rates reprieve

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... bumper earnings growth, and a positive reaction from Santos shares, which shot up 36c following the South Australian Government's announcement that it intends reviewing the 15 per cent shareholder cap. Despite US manufacturers' renaissance, there seems ...

Govt leads VC investment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... shortlisted VC fund managers who are being assessed for $20 million grants under the third round of the Australian Government's Innovation Investment Fund (IIF3). The shortlisted mangers are Accede Capital IIF, Brandon Biosciences Fund No 1, Jagen's ...

Compliance maze killing product innovation

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2007
The Australian Government must appoint an over-arching body to guide innovators through the regulatory maze or risk missing out on genuine product development in financial services, one of the entrepreneurs behind the new shared equity market contends. ...

Houses at half price

... products designed to address the lack of housing affordability in the country. In February, the Western Australian Government announced a $300 million scheme whereby the State government would take a 30 to 40 per cent share in home ownership with 3,000 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
Following the lead of the Western Australian Government, which announced a $300 million scheme whereby the State government would take a 30-40 per cent share in home ownership with 3,000 low to middle income earners, the national Labor spokeswoman for ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
Average weekly earnings data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics released yesterday showed that in seasonally adjusted terms full-time adult ordinary time earnings rose by 0.7 per cent during the period from August to November last year. This meant ...