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Inflation smashes through 4 pct barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Inflation has smashed through the 4 per cent barrier to reach 4.2 per cent for the year to March, killing any hopes that interest rates may be about to head south. Highlighting the flashpoint, the ABS has reported that the March quarter rise at 1.3 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher this morning after US stocks gained on Friday on better than expected profit results from Caterpillar and Google, and from Citigroup. At 0757 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share ...

Carbon transport the next big thing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
Investors looking for a radical way to grow their savings should watch out for new industries that will develop out of the storage and transportation of carbon dioxide, as the move towards using clean coal power stations continue to gain traction. "On ...

Fix productivity, fix education

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
All the debate about up-skilling through sharpening our educational curriculum might be missing one key detail - students don't like technical subjects and it's a major long term threat to our global productivity. A review just released by the Australian ...

Australia dubbed the educational hub

Kaplan Professional, The Washington Post-owned group that bought Tribeca and Finsia's educational arm last year, has flagged plans to make Australia an "educational hub" in the Asia-Pacific region. While the name Kaplan is little known locally - up ...

Bravura appoints EMEA CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
Global wealth management applications provider Bravura Solutions has appointed Tony Klim as the company's chief executive for the EMEA region. Klim will be in charge of developing new lines of business for the firm and implementing major change programs ...

Genus Cap appoints RBC Dexia

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Global custodian RBC Dexia Investor Services is on the move as it recently added Vancouver-based Genus Capital Management as its latest client to its Canadian portfolio. RBC Dexia will be providing a suite of investor services including fund valuations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after both the the Dow Jones and Nasdaq slipped on Friday as concerns were fanned over a slowdown in consumer spending. At 0830 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures ...

Boot camp for ING sales staff

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... contrasting perspective." The coach will be a senior BDM, while the mentor will be a senior sales manager. The coach will help equip staff with business development skills, while the mentor will focus on developing skills identified by the coach as requiring ...

AustralianSuper selects JPMorgan

One of the country's largest super funds AustralianSuper has signed up JPMorgan to provide administration and reporting services tailored to private equity investments. JPMorgan said AustralianSuper is the first fund in Australia to use the Private ...