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Women in Super help raise $2.1m for breast cancer

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
Australians across the country helped raise $2.1 million for research into the prevention and cure of breast cancer in this year's Women in Super Mother's Day Classic. A record number of 100,000 people took part in the 2010 national fun run/walk and ...

Deutsche strategy head joins Citi

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
Citigroup has appointed former Deutsche Bank executive, Tony Brennan, as head of equity market strategy for Australia and New Zealand. He joins from Deutsche Bank where he held a similar position. Brennan will report to Bruce Rolph, head of Citi Investment ...

Asian dark pools open to instos

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
Charles River Development clients will be able to access dark pool liquidity in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia following a partnership with BlocSec. The deal will see Charles River clients use BlocSec to anonymously trade large blocks of ...

UBS GAM names new head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
Ben Heap has been appointed head of UBS Global Asset Management (UBS GAM) in Australia, after Paul Bolinowsky stepped down from the role to become head of institutional sales for Australia and New Zealand. Bolinowsky stepped down after four years of ...

LGS spearheads green makeover of old buildings

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
Local Government Super has installed 1,000sqm of solar panels on a commercial building it invests in, marking the fifth time that the super fund has completed a sustainability strategy within its direct property portfolio. LGS launched the installation ...

Former MLC chief takes Perpetual chair

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
Perpetual has appointed former MLC chief executive Peter Scott as chairman, as Robert Savage, the firm's current chair, confirmed his upcoming retirement. Savage joined the board of Perpetual in 2001 and became chairman in 2005. He confirmed his forthcoming ...

Asia primed for investments

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
The oversold Euro, market valuations that reflect lowered expectations, and an expected gradual decline in volatility currently make Asia one of the best investment hot spots for Aussie investors, said Seres Asset Management. With equities markets around ...

Ambassador wins Copper Rock mandate in Oz

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
Ambassador Funds Management Services has entered into an arrangement to represent US-based manager, Copper Rock Capital Partners, in Australia and New Zealand. Copper Rock, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, provides growth equity strategies for ...

AIA moves to integrate retail offering

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
AIA Australia has launched Platform Investor Protect - a new service that integrates the insurer's flagship retail product, Priority Protection, onto an investment platform for the first time. AIA said in a statement that clients would benefit by being ...

Tower and IRESS launch Accelerate Connect

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Tower Australia and IRESS Market Technology have launched Accelerate Connect -providing advisers with a straight through link from comparison to the application process on the same screen. Accelerate Connect allows advisers to launch the TOWER Australia ...