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China funds under pressure?

... fundamentals remain intact with corporate earnings still robust and showing evidence of accelerating and improving corporate governance." In fact, de Bever sees the market fall as a buying opportunity. "Our exposure to the Chinese market is minimal but ...

ACT Super to review investment in tobacco and nukes

NICK OLIVER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
... list is the Australian Wheat Board (AWB), recently vilified over the oil for food scandal in Iraq and poor corporate governance standards, as well as several uranium mining and nuclear power generation companies. ACT Chief Minister John Stanhope has ...

Future Fund is a government subsidiary: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
... on the Australian economy, the IMF has singled out special attention for the Future Fund and praised its corporate governance structure. "Governance of the Future Fund is consistent with international best practice," said the report. However, the IMF ...

Private equity capital fundraising jumps 50 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... corporate landscape is full of opportunities for the right kind of private equity investment as deregulation, corporate governance and the need to think internationally are challenging old-style Asian management behaviour and thinking, said Eric Hall ...

Aviva snaps up Infocus stake

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... infrastructure and board level expertise to expand their national presence. "We have expertise in issues such as corporate governance, we have a strong legal department, strong compliance team, extensive board level experience, marketing and public affairs ...

Aon boosts its board

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
Aon Master Trust has appointed two independent directors to its board to help boost compliance and corporate governance standards. Paul Mazoudier, formerly a managing partner of law firm Minter Ellison, has taken on the role of director and chairman ...

Challenger board adds two

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... Leon Zwier. Challenger chairman, Peter Polson, said the extra appointments were necessary to help manage the corporate governance workload of board members. "The layers of governance and regulation we face on a daily basis create a web of complication ...

Emerging markets more attractive than ever: Templeton

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
... market equity is gradually becoming a more mainstream part of the opportunity set thanks to improvements in corporate governance, accounting standards, legal structures and information flow. Investors are unlikely to be spooked by the current correction ...

Paragem draws two for independent support

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
... impartial best practice models to the business in order to build investor confidence in the business. "We see corporate governance and compliant systems as an integral part of the Link Financial Services business model and our clients are comforted by ...

ACSI praised for corporate governance campaign

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2006
The Australian Council for Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has been praised for its work in the area of corporate governance and president Michael O'Sullivan has been elected to the board of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN). ACSI ...