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APFC seeks absolute return director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... for its absolute return and risk management division. The director will be posted at the APFC offices in Alaska's capital city of Juneau, population approximately 32,000. This is a new position to the fund and the director will work under the general ...

AustralianSuper wins outsourcing mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
AustralianSuper has been selected by the City of Perth to manage the business' $55 million super fund. The fund includes more than 730 members across defined benefit and accumulation accounts. AustralianSuper was selected after a tender process that ...

Superannuation wins in Cabinet reshuffle

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... Chris Bowen is the Member for Prospect in southwest Sydney. Prior to his election to Parliament in 2004 he was a Fairfield City Councilor in 1995 before becoming Mayor in 1998 and then President of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher as US stocks staged a late rally to post solid gains at the close. US energy and oil stocks led the gains on stronger commodity prices, and local resources and energy stocks should benefit. At 0730 AEST ...

Sick of swines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... November 2005. More green shoots in second derivatives. The pace of decline in US home prices slows. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index fell by 18.6 per cent in the year to February, better than the record 19 per cent fall posted in the previous ...

AllianceBernstein wins Treasury mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... months. Each of the agreements with the three firms is effective until April 20, 2014. The firm, headquartered in New York City, employs more than 500 investment professionals with expertise in growth equities, value equities, fixed-income securities ...

US pensions fight for trust

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... include heavyweights California Public Employees' Retirement System, New York State Common Retirement Fund, and Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System among others, have developed five principles aimed at restoring trust and confidence in the ...

BNP turns to games for education

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... more about the international banking system. The game, Starbank, allows employees or players to build a bank in an orbital city set in the future. They must develop sales outlets, a business base and a strategy to grow the pretend bank. Players are assessed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... from Fairfax Media Ltd, BlueScope Steel Ltd, Boom Logistics Ltd, Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd, Transfield Services Ltd and Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd. Thinksmart Ltd releases annual results. The Australian stock market closed firmly in the red on Friday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... closed 0.55 per cent higher on Wednesday after Chief Executive Donald Tsang said his government may take measures to help the city's economy, dealers said. The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended 70.60 points up at 13,016.00 after falling as low as 12,712 ...