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Big improvements in Australian corporate governance: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
... conducted by the University of Technology Centre for Corporate Governance (UTS CCG) and was supported by the Australian Research Council and Dibbs Abbott Stillman Lawyers. What is different about this latest report however is that it's not just another ...

FuturePlus new era after Newson exit

... resignation earlier in the year to pursue a new venture, resurfacing five months ago as the executive chairman of Grove Research and Advisory. Westbrook and Newson have been widely credited by the industry for transforming FuturePlus from minnow to a ...

The long and the short of JANA

... "investment grade" rating on JANA's long/short funds to "recommended" due to the group's well-resourced and highly experienced research team led by long-time JANA executive John Coombe and new head of Australian equities Aidan Geysen. The JANA global ...

Macq adds to small caps

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... for covering the many small cap stocks that form Macquarie Australian Small Companies Fund as well assisting in company research and portfolio construction. Before joining the Macquarie Small Companies team Walsh spent two and a half years in Colonial ...

Green fund for the mainstream

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
... 46 stocks in the portfolio, drew criticism that it is not diversified enough. Blood replied, "We have done extensive research on the stocks within the portfolio and feel it is much riskier to invest in something that you don't know well than invest in ...

Insto investors down but not out

... investors, the figure fell from 86.6 to 82.3 points. Harvard University professor Ken Froot, who was involved in the research, said, "The behavior of institutional investors this past month reflected a return to more normal liquidity conditions." "In ...

AXA survey dispels retiree myth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
... discourages them from doing so. Steve Burgess, general manager wealth management of AXA, said, "What came out of the research was investors want to do more and not rely on the aged pension, they want to be self sufficient but are hampered by the fear ...

Sunsuper digs deeper into alternatives

Queensland-based super fund Sunsuper continues its hiring spree in a bid to do more investing and research in alternative asset classes. Sunsuper has appointed three new managers namely Suzanna Berman, Megan Chan and Bruce Tomlinson. Berman, formerly ...

Aussie LPTs top of the pops

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
... put money in Australian listed property nearly three decades ago can quietly pat themselves on the back, with Russell research showing the category outperformed all others over the last 26 years. While the traditional risk/return logic states the markets ...

QIC appoints new beta manager

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
... income beta risk and return globally, as well as domestically on behalf of our clients." "Bill will undertake detailed research and financial modeling of beta portfolios and liaise with counterparties, stakeholders and strategic partners." Prendergast ...