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A lose-lose proposition

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... this is a step back from the advances made in the global economy over the past few years - especially for China. This development flashes a warning sign to all foreign companies thinking of setting up shop in the country. And for the West, it could lose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... governance in large and medium sized companies, and Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford addresses the Committee for Economic Development of Australia on "This downturn may be tough but it will not last forever". SP AusNet holds its annual general meeting. ...

Flawed fund analysis demands new metric: Study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
Flawed super fund performance analysis leading to a type of market failure necessitates development of a new 'whole of fund' metric that investors can use to better compare super funds, argue APRA analysts in a recently released research paper. "Publication ...

Fin services back associations

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... business and individual members, said while the association has lost some of its general members which include business development managers and supporters, it had increased the number of Certified Financial Planners (CFP). "We see a lot of members retire ...

Cuffe joins Centric board

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... Financial Services Group. He now works at non-profit group Social Ventures Australia as an executive, assisting in the development of the Third Link Growth fund, an investment structure to help fund not-for-profit organisations. Cuffe is also a director ...

Countplus buys first Sydney practice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... particular sector specialisation. The concentration of its clients include those in the travel, public relations, property development and estates industries. The business is led by its founding principal and public company director, Peter Barrow, with ...

Scheuber appointed QSuper chairman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... treasurer since February 1996. Ivessa has experience working within various government departments specialising in policy development, budget management, performance and risk assessments, and major infrastructure development. Barnes has over 25 years ...

BNP Paribas tech boosts Asian ops

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... now finally synchronised with those already in operation in its European offices. BNP Paribas' latest step in its development plans, which began in May, is the deployment of its global custody platform in the Asian region. The firm's current technology ...

Morris quits as BTIM chief

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... board will put in train an executive search to identify a new CEO to lead BTIM through the next phase of its corporate development," said Scullin.

Ambassador gains $2.5bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... around three years to gain solid traction for a manager, and we are right where we hoped we'd be at this stage of our development. It takes two years of educating the market place, including consultants, before one can expect to reap the rewards," he ...