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Future Fund appoints in anticipation of kick-off

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
... assets out of the Reserve Bank during this financial year." Costello went on to say that the agency was working with the board to put their medium and long term investment strategy in place, as well as dealing with the challenges of investing such a ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
... for $268 million. The bid for full control of E*Trade values the company at $407 million has had initial approval from the Board. E*Trade shares have risen by about 80 per cent over the last year not least because of the booming sharemarket. E*Trade ...

ANZ bids 20 times earnings for E*TRADE

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
... Roxburgh said the company was at a "flex point", where it was looking at a major investment in systems. Roxburgh said the board had been looking at privatisation options. E*Trade is number two in the online broking market with 350,000 customers and a ...

Smith to depart ASFA

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
... and professionally to take the experience and knowledge I've gained to a new arena." Rosemary Vilgan, chair of the ASFA board of directors, paid tribute to Smith for her vision and dedication to ASFA, the industry and consumers. "Philippa was originally ...

New deputy governor for RBA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
... assistant governor (financial markets). Treasurer Costello also announced the appointment of Graham Kraehe AO to the RBA board, also effective 14 February 2007 for a period of five years. He is also currently chairman of BlueScope Steel and a director ...

LGSS paints $400m in property green

... as environmental issues come to the fore. "Because we already have an SRI policy in place in terms of our equities, the board thought, perhaps we should look at our investments in property," said LGSS board member, Peter Woods. The move is not just good ...

NZ Super responds to SRI attack by Greens Party

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
The New Zealand Superannuation Board has responded to an attack from the NZ Greens Party that alleged they were investing in companies that manufacture nuclear weapons and cluster bombs. David May, chairman of the Board of the Guardians of New Zealand ...

Share option pay deals for US directors reducing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
A survey of US board directors' pay levels by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has found there is a significant downward trend in directors' long-term compensation packages structured through stock options in favour of deferred stock awards. ...

Super SA upgrades to insure those working longer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
... has been lengthened to 18 months with a possible extension to 24 months in some circumstances. Hedley Bachmann, Super SA board chairman, said the changes were made in line with many Australians choosing to retire later. "Insurance cover is a key aspect ...

Mellon scores GESB global mandate

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
... Mellon Global Investments Australia has been awarded a global equity mandate from the Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB). The Australian distribution subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation, the global giant with more than A$1.3 trillion ...