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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
... industry. Some industry groups have called for a return to the 150 per cent R&D tax concessions that were introduced by the Hawke and Keating governments. Senator Carr noted that automotives, pharmaceuticals, information technology and greenhouse technologies ...

MTAA Super appoints new chairman

... Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund (MTAA Super) has appointed a leading public servant, Dr. Allan Hawke, as independent director and chairman of the fund's Trustee Board. Dr. Hawke is the current Chancellor of the Australian Naitonal ...

MLC and Aon take out top insurance awards

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
MLC Insurance took out the life insurance company of the year award at the Australian and New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards, with Aon Australia being named broker of the year for the second consecutive year. Aon Australia's national general manager ...

Maher heads up national sales for Tower

... relating to the retail adviser market. Most recently Maher was Tower Victoria State Sales Manager. Maher takes over from Jordan Hawke who has been elevated to Tower head of distribution and sale marketing. He will report directly to Jordan in the new ...

New president for ICA

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has elevated Insurance Australia Group CEO Michael Hawker from deputy president to president for 2005. Hawker brings to the role four years experience as CEO of IAG. He replaces Promina Group managing director ...

St George's Ascalon invests in rising fund management star

St George owned Ascalon Capital Managers has acquired a 46 per cent stake in Alleron Investment Management. Ascalon assists in developing boutique fund managers who it sees as potential leaders in funds management. Alleron is a specialist domestic equities ...

Report calls for tougher limits on RBA board members

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2004
Central bank board members should be banned from any role with finance companies, including mortgage brokers and investment trusts, the influential parliamentary economics committee has recommended. The committee also called for mortgage brokers and ...

Chief executive Hawker shuffles the deck at IAG

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2004
Chief executive Michael Hawker has shuffled the top ranks at Insurance Australia Group (IAG) in a bid to better align management with the insurer\'s business in 2004. IAG\'s structure has been divided along personal and commercial lines. Personal insurance ...

RBA says forecasting 3.75% growth in 2004

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2004
The Reserve Bank was tipping economic growth for 2004 to come in at 3.75%, governor Ian Macfarlane said today. He said growth for calendar year 2003 had come in higher than expected at 3.9%, but had slowed in the first quarter of 2004. "Our forecast ...

IAG posts strong increased in half year profits

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG) posted a strong increase in profits for the half year to December 2003 on the back of resurgent equity markets and solid acquisitions, and announced plans to undertake a $350 million off-market share buyback. IAG ...