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Perpetual appoints ex-Lend Lease CFO

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... Prior to that, Burrows headed the role of group chief accountant and group executive - investor relations and corporate affairs in the same firm.

Good governance pays 18pc more

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... driven by their desire to generate value for policy holders over time," said Peter Montagnon, ABI director of investment affairs. "The results confirm our belief that good governance produces better returns with less volatility - something that long ...

Q Invest targets professionals

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... business which offers the next level of advice for those who need additional assistance in managing their complex financial affairs," said Q Invest general manager, Bill Danaher. "This service will give investors a very proactive ongoing relationship ...

Govt extends tax exemptions for terminally ill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... of some comfort that terminally ill people can now access their retirement savings without a tax impost, arrange their affairs and hopefully access the best of care and lifestyle." The federal government is set to introduce another ruling whereby those ...

Opes Prime boosts corporate governance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
Prime brokerage services provider Opes Prime has appointed Jennifer Kane to head of corporate and legal affairs as the firm moves to meet its corporate governance and legal compliance obligations. Prior to her appointment, Kane was head of compliance ...

World bank names new chief economist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... appointment, Lin remains vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce of the Committee for Economic Affairs of Chinese People's Political Consultation Conference.

Fundies find a loophole in money laundering law

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
... communication services, educational tools and a regulatory guide for regulated entities. Bob Debus, the Minister for Home Affairs in the new government, was also there. But discussion about the discovery of the loophole took the shine off the occasion. ...

Asia marching on faster than expected

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
Growing intra-region trade within emerging markets is pushing Asia to the centre of world financial affairs faster than we realise. "Fifty per cent of all world trade now has an Asian leg," said Craig Weeks, senior vice president of global trade services ...

Markets not governments set interest rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
... of US fixed-income securities by Asian central banks and petrodollar investors," they said. But while this new state of affairs is great if it lowers market interest rates, the flipside is that it can cause them to rise when things go wrong in ways that ...

Meet the mini-institutions

... particular consumer segment. Baby boomers have more money, more time and more education to manage their own financial affairs than any previous generation. They want to take control of their investments and run their own finances and they need the same ...