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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 ...

PI a priority at Paragem

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
... it will ultimately lead to better, high-quality planning practices," he said. "One of the things we can do is use our corporate expertise to help small businesses apply for insurance and assess the risks the right way, which is why we introduced this ...

Sustainability the new pizzazz at nabCapital

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... Sustainable Notes Series 2008-1 will allow investors to invest in 20 ASX listed companies which have been selected for their corporate governance and sustainable business practices. The notes will arm investors with capital protection via collateral ...

UniSuper chief Byrne move to ACSI

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... body. She leaves UniSuper in early March, and played a pivotal role in positioning the fund as a vanguard in proactive corporate governance through voting and engagement. "The committee unanimously endorsed the appointment of Ann Byrne. She has made ...

Praemium's SMSF market share soars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... savings can be in the thousands." According to Naoumidis, Praemium's SMSF strength comes from its direct equity and corporate action capability. Praemium's online portfolio administration service V-Wrap administers more than $28.5 billion. The firm's ...

IPOs hit by market uncertainty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... all coming together to stall IPO activity, according to a survey just released by Deloitte. Steve Woosnam, Deloitte corporate finance partner, said while IPO seem to withstand 2007 quite reasonably, the outlook for 2008 is not so strong. For example ...

CAAM capitalises on crisis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... investments in US high yield, fixed income arbitrage and convertible bond arbitrage. "Markets have been turbulent but US corporate high yield spreads have increased 130 per cent which is good news so we're now looking at that space," he said. "In terms ...

Schroders expands fixed income team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... Hur to credit analyst in November last year. In this role Fullerton will analyse the Australian hybrid securities and corporate bond markets. Fullerton previously spent five years as lead analyst at Moody's Investor Services in the Australian, New Zealand ...

Fed Govt creates financial services task force

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... context is to develop clear and understandable disclosure documents," Nick Sherry, Federal Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, said. "Reform of financial services disclosure requirements is the first instalment in the Rudd Government's deregulation ...

New additions to Austock team

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... appointed investment manager of Austock Asset Management. Prior to the appointment, Larke worked as an analyst at KPMG's corporate finance division. He began his career as a solicitor and articled clerk for Norton Smith & Co, and is a certified FCA Charterholder. ...