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Frontier appoints new analysts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
Institutional asset consulting firm Frontier Investment Consulting has appointed three new analysts to work across sectors. Kenny Chiang will join Frontier in April 2012 from Mercer Consulting, where he worked in the fund accounting and client services ...

Amigos para siempre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... that houses Osama bin Laden. Like Batman and Robin, they were at each other's side when disasters struck or national security is threatened. "We can't just look to the past and say haven't we been great together..." Aww, how sweet! But this is to be ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... equity firm Cerberus Capital Management is buying DynCorp International, a provider of support services to US national security operations, for $US1 billion ($A1.07 billion). When the markets settled, the Dow was 8.62 higher, by 0.1 per cent, at 11,005.97. ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... discipline. "Starting in 2011, we are prepared to freeze government spending for three years. Spending related to our national security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will not be affected. But all other discretionary government programs will." ...

Commodities investors nervous about inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... to understand why world leaders are becoming jittery and are beginning to talk about fuel and food prices in national security terms.

Markets down, national happiness in positive territory

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... government jumped 7 per cent between October 2006 and October 2007. But the big surprise is that satisfaction with national security is up a staggering 21 per cent since September 2001. Even bigger positive jumps were felt in satisfaction with our economic ...

Don't strangle sovereign funds: OECD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... greater foreign investment restrictions because it could negatively affect domestic economic growth. To address national security issues such as terrorism, many countries have begun reviewing investments controlled by foreign countries, including sovereign ...

Fed govt tightens foreign investment rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... particular foreign investment projects in Australia could impact national interests in telecommunications, transport, national security, economic development and existing foreign policy legislation. The treasurer can reject proposals deemed not to be ...

MTAA Super appoints new chairman

... Canberra Raiders Rugby League club Board of Directors, the Foreign Affairs Council of Australia, the Defence and National Security Advisory Council, and the ACT Advisory Council of AIM. He has also held a wide range of senior roles in public administration ...

Financial services exports trailing economy

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and International Security Kevin Rudd has unveiled a plan to promote Australia as an Asia hub and boost financial services exports, saying we are missing a potential growth opportunity. Speaking to the Investment ...