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Public companies should learn from private equity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... they were empowered to manage companies more actively, including using more leverage. "Industry wide outcomes are mixed, but top-performing private companies tend to be governed actively, which gives them a particular advantage over public-company rivals," ...

HOSTPLUS finds its bare feet

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
HOSTPLUS is set to launch a range of new member education measures based around the famous "Barefoot Investor" Scott Pape, complete with an online website-driven strategy, a long-term campaign and member education seminars. The campaign, called Kerching ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... to finish at 1,530.95. The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 7.06 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 2,611.23. LONDON - Britain's top share index shed earlier gains to end down 0.5 per cent, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that US inflation ...

Super returns climb back driven by global shares, property

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... exchange rate. Not-for-profit funds have continued their dominance among diversified investment choices taking out seven of the top 10 places over one year for default choices and all the top 10 places in the growth category. But the field is almost ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... end at a record 13,676.32. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 4.37 points to close at 2,618.29. LONDON - Britain's index of top shares fell, led by the real estate and mining sectors, as investors brace themselves for interest rate decisions this week ...

Vanguard takes top honours at Rainmaker Marketing Awards

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... Marketer of the Year. In the superannuation category Karen Volpato, marketing manager for First State Super, took out the top honour, in investment management Cam Cimino, head of marketing at AXA Australia took home the award and in financial planning ...

B&B, Primelife form largest retirement fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
Primelife, Australia's largest retirement village provider, yesterday announced a joint venture with Babcock and Brown to create Australia's largest listed senior living specialist fund - Babcock & Brown Communities Group (BBC). Under the terms of the ...

Aussie businesses still risky: Deloitte

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
... Nearly 60 per cent of Australian businesses still lack adequate risk management and training, according to a spot poll of 50 top 100 Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and government organisations conducted by Deloitte last week. Of the chief risk ...

Chilean pension system faces reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
... system, introducing better integration between the accumulation savings regime and social security, and encourage voluntary top-up savings. More taxation incentives and less restrictive investment limitations will also be introduced. They also need to ...

Risk awareness up, costs down: Aon

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
Corporate governance again emerged as the top risk concern for executives in Aon's annual survey, with changing compliance and regulatory burdens and personal liability fears the primary drivers. The fifth annual Australasian Risk Management and Total ...