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HSBC appoints Davis as Indian CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
... India. Davis has been HSBC Bank Australia chief executive since February 2002 during which time he honed the bank's local focus on key sectors and grew the Australian business' year on year profit before tax by 42 per cent to over $240 million in 2008. ...

APRA not interested in exec pay levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... payments do not encourage excessive or inappropriate risk taking by executives," said Trowbridge. This will require APRA to focus on the three elements of pay deals, namely the mix of fixed pay, short term incentive payments and long term incentive payments ...

Asteron adds to sales team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... be an active business development manager, managing a panel of South Australian and Northern Territory advisers, with a focus on life insurance and risk protection," said Stuart James, Asteron sales manager for South Australia. In February, Asteron and ...

Qantas Super gets $66m injection

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... position, despite the challenging economic environment. "Member benefits continue to be met and the Trustee maintains its focus on managing the plan over the long term for the benefit of all members," said the fund.

Aviva offers insurance relief

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... where the client is jobless and registers with Centrelink or a recognised employment agency. "This allows our clients to focus on the pressing matters associated with such periods of uncertainty while still having the peace of mind and comfort that they ...

Lonsdale provides practice tools

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... consultant literally sit with our team and workshop ideas for improving our service for the specific segments of the market we focus on." The initiative has been well received by the group's planners. Anne-Marie Humphries, Huon Financial Services principal ...

Pinnacle to distribute Capital International

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Pinnacle Investment Management, the same firm that helped new boutique Solaris gather around $1 billion in mandates in one of the toughest periods for getting mandates, lands a deal to distribute US-based Capital International funds locally. The group ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
The Australian sharemarket was 1.3 per cent higher at noon, after changes in the way banks value toxic assets in the US. At 1209 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was 42.1 points, or 1.14 per cent higher to 3722.3, while the broader All Ordinaries was ...

PIS adds Olicc software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... commission management system as usual and all the appropriate data will then flow to the Olicc system. "Olicc continues to focus on assisting financial planning practices get a clearer picture of their operations, reconciling their time and resources ...

Outsourcing the next boom market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... arguably outweigh the cons particularly in the current economic climate, argue the experts. "Outsourcing is going to help you focus on a strategic area to improve revenue," said Sidney Yuen, head of consulting practice, APAC for Convergys. "Outsourcing ...