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Govt to inject $25m into 'best practice' regulation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... in response to the Johnson Report, he said the government will build a new centre, called the Centre for International Finance and Regulation, designed to offer education and training to financial regulators in Australia and in Asia. More importantly ...

Costello joins Future Fund board

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... month. He served as Treasurer from 1996 to 2007 and will provide the board with expertise in governance, international finance and macro economic conditions, noted a media statement from Lindsay Tanner, minister for finance and deregulation. "To have ...

JV raises $1bn for Indian infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... Infrastructure Fund (MSIF) and the State Bank of India also committed more than A$200 million to the fund. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a minority shareholder in the joint venture. All three sponsors have committed over A$200 million ...

Australia faces financial hub contender

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
Singapore is introducing new tax incentives for investment funds to build up its position as an international finance powerhouse - a move which could pose a serious threat to Australia's hopes of becoming Asia's financial hub. The Singaporean government ...

Shaw grows business in shaky times

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... powerhouses. Shaw managing director Harold Shapiro said the bear market has opened doors for key staff hire from international finance houses - opportunities that didn't exist over the past four years. "Our conservative growth and stability, combined ...

CBA links with German investment bank

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
... RBS, Bank of America, Bank of China and ABN Amro. Stephen Holden, general manager of working capital and international finance at the Commonwealth Bank, said, while it was not an exclusive arrangement, it complemented the bank's other corporate referral ...

Macq and UNSW do the maths

... financial services industry will benefit from new valuation models that keep pace with the wide array of complex international finance products to hit the market. "For example, innovations in popular structured equity products involving large baskets ...

IFM open for business in London

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2006
... specialist. Tony Clamp, formerly head of project finance at RWE Thames Water and a former employee of the International Finance Corporation in Washington DC, will take on the infrastructure role working together with temporary head of the London office ...

Mezzanine finance under fire: ASIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
Two directors of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will face Adelaide District Court over alleged illegal activities concerning a mezzanine financing scheme. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) alleges that Robin Poumako ...

Macquarie Bank announces new funding vehicle for subsidiaries

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2004
... today announced the formation of a new funding vehicle for Macquarie subsidiaries to be known as Macquarie International Finance Ltd (MIFL). Requirements by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) that limit the level of intra-group exposure ...