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• Melbourne Centre for financial services

  - 2005-02-01

  The AIBF has joined with the University of Melbourne, Monash University and RMIT University to establish the Melbourne Centre of Financial Studies. The Centre is a major initiative of the Victorian government, which is providing substantial financial support to assist with the establishment of the project. The main...

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• Gilbert calls for more talks on government package.

  - 2003-10-21

  Oct 07, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) The vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne has called for more debate on the Australian Government's higher education reforms. Alan Gilbert is concerned that the package will be dismissed without full consideration. The vice-chancellor supports...

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• Rebuilding Public Confidence in Financial Reporting

  BNET - 2003-07-01

  The scope of this work involves identifying recent legislative actions and regulatory developments, reviewing reports issued by national and international bodies, and considering proposals that have been adopted or are being considered in a number of countries. The paper reveals that public reporting is, by definition, a public interest activity...

  Tags: Financial Reporting, Financial, University Of Melbourne, Financial Accounting, Finance

• Fetching models get the glad eye.

  - 2003-06-24

  Jun 24, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian "Group of 8" universities are considering financial and marketing models for increasing student course fees. The Federal Budget for 2003-04 permits universities to increase fees by 30 per cent in most courses if...

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• State-owned corporations "misused" as cash cows.

  - 2003-05-27

  May 26, 2003 (The Courier-Mail - ABIX via COMTEX) Financial academics have accused the Queensland Government of abusing government-owned businesses to balance the Budget. It has just been revealed that the State Government extracted more than $A1.2bn in special "dividends" from state-controlled energy companies,...

  Tags: accountancy, dividend, FINANCE, financial, Government, payment, Queensland, University of Melbourne

• It's your call: the financial feel-good factor.

  - 2003-04-13

  Apr 13, 2003 (The Sun-Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) Consumer sentiment is one of the more debatable means of economic forecasting. According to Anne Leahy, of the Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, at the University of Melbourne, studies show that positive consumer...

  Tags: financial, forecasting, SALES, University of Melbourne

• ASIC pushes for all cards on the table.

  - 2002-12-18

  Oct 03, 2002 (Money Management - ABIX via COMTEX) Ian Ramsay has formulated a number of proposals for the Australian financial services sector. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission ASIC commissioned the University of Melbourne law professor to draw up the proposed guidelines. Ramsay...

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• King of Her Majesty's.

  - 2002-04-25

  Apr 25, 2002 The Age ABIX via COMTEX -- Former television presenter Mike Walsh owns the live performance venue in Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre. It will re-open in May 2002, after a $A12m refit, with a performance of "The Hollow Crown" which will feature...

  Tags: financial, performance, TVs, University of Melbourne

• Market Misconduct Provisions of the Financial Services Reform Act: Challenges for Market Regulation

  BNET - 2001-10-08

  The focus of this paper is Part 7.10 of the Act. Part 7.10's title, "Market Misconduct and Other Prohibited Conduct relating to Financial Products and Financial Services", suggests a broader coverage than it in fact achieves. Essentially, Part 7.10 deals with market manipulation and related prohibitions, some general market misconduct...

  Tags: Financial, Financial Service, University Of Melbourne, Regulation, Part 7.10, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Finance

• The University of Melbourne

  - 2001-10-01

  Jane Berkley - Executive Officer Telephone: 03 8344 7199 Facsimile: 03 8344 6914 Email: jberkley@unimelb.edu.au The competitive advantages of studying the Master of Applied Finance program at The University of Melbourne With the emergence of sophisticated financial markets throughout the world, globalisation and intense competition, the skills...

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