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The nub of being a hub

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... [investment experts], that's where the potential is," said Dunnin. Academic Roy Greene, the dean of Macquarie Graduate School of Management, suggested that Australia should take a leaf out of Ireland, where a combination of government and commercial ...

CFA decorates Ambachtsheer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... professionals. Ambachtsheer is a director of the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management, a division of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. An acclaimed author, he wrote Pension Revolution: A Solution to the Pensions ...

Finsia launches Career Portal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... capturing our fair share of the dwindling pool of young talent. By expanding Finsia's career services we hope to educate school leavers and graduates on the diverse and attractive career opportunities available within financial services." Fahy is referring ...

VISSF turns 50

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
The Victorian Independent Schools Superannuation Fund (VISSF) is celebrating 50 years of providing financial retirement services to its members. VISSF was set up in 1958, long before superannuation became a standard employment requirement. It formed ...

Uni students get Praemium help

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... (V-Wrap) and market data system (p-Desktop). Praemium unveiled arrangements linking its services with the University's School of Mathematics - incorporating the two systems into the curriculum for Optimisation of Financial Mathematics, a core unit for ...

Wanted: Wharton scholar

CAMERON BOGGS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
The Fund Executives Association Limited (FEAL) and KPMG are giving one local super fund executive a shot at a full scholarship to Wharton, one of the most prestigious business schools in the world. The scholarship is targeted towards Australian based ...

TRS pumps $1.26bn into PE

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
US-based Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois (TRS) pours $1.26 billion of new funds into private equity after its $2.3 billion investment in the sector turned to be a money spinner returning 23 per cent in the year to March. TRS confirms ...

Mums-and-dads want investing made simple

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... mums-and-dads invest as opposed to their insto counterparts. The findings were from a University of Queensland Business School study conducted since 2005 and surveyed 2,658 retail funds and 1,494 instos in the US with the premise "How do retail and institutional ...

Resources boom has only just begun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
Anyone needing convincing that the resources and commodities boom only has years to run should listen to Rio Tinto describe the insatiable worldwide demand for minerals. Tom Albanese, chief executive of Rio Tinto, speaking at yesterday's Australia-Israel ...

FinLit teachers package released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
The Financial Literacy Foundation has finally released a support package for school teachers. "Financial literacy is an absolutely vital life skill for young Australians. The Rudd Government recognises that it's critical that young people get the chance ...