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Public companies should learn from private equity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... tough." McKinsey & Co's comments echo similar views raised by investment leaders in Australia. Speaking at the Conference of Major Super Funds in March, industry super spokesperson Garry Weaven said growing influence of private equity will weaken the ...

Senate C'tee rebuffs calls to lower foreign withholding tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released a study arguing our local funds management industry could be a major export earner, the Senate Economics Committee has rejected industry lobbying that foreign investor withholding tax ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... gasoline stockpiles rose more than analysts had forecast. Rate-sensitive sectors such as utilities and banks also pulled the major indices lower after an interest-rate rise by the European Central Bank underscored the trend of rising rates. The two-day ...

Westpac structured equities team moves over to CommSec

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
Westpac's structured equity investments team, led by Suzanne Salter and Mogsheen Jadwat, after quitting the bank on Friday, are moving to CommSec so they can help muscle up CommSec's structured products department. Salter and Jadwat, who started working ...

Opposition mounts to Finsia education sale

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... and the lack of clarity around what the board intends to do post the divestment are reasons to block the proposal. "The major ground that we are opposed to it on is that we don't feel that Finsia has done enough due diligence on the sale. And the reason ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... to 6399.9. NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned inflation is still a major concern, all but dashing remaining hopes for an interest-rate cut this year. Losses were recorded across the board, with 27 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... Futures Exchange, the June share price index futures contract was three points lower at 6,405 on a volume of 9,895 contracts. Major mining stocks were up at 1233 AEST. BHP Billiton was 23 points higher at $33.08, Rio Tinto was 64 cents higher at $96.54 ...

Instos unite for research

Eight major super funds and fund managers have become the cornerstone investors of Regnan, a specialist governance research group that will track the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of companies for institutional investors. The ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... Mr Halliday said. "The data that came out this morning on the economic front was pointing to the fact that there are no major inflationary pressures in the system and that continues to support the no rate rise' (case) when the RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia) ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2007
... Australian Industry Group /PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for May. The major miners kept the momentum they had from yesterday and the stronger base metals overnight in London. BHP Billiton was up ...