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HSBC appoints Davis as Indian CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
HSBC has appointed HSBC Bank Australia chief executive, Stuart Davis, as chief executive of the group's operations in India but leaves the Australian role empty. Davis' replacement will be announced "shortly" a statement from the firm said. Meanwhile ...

S&P awards Bennelong fund 'three star'

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
Standard & Poor's has assigned a 'three star' rating to the Bennelong SGI Global Equities fund. The ratings firm said the fund has "truly global" approach which means the portfolio's size, sector and geographical plays can be different to the benchmark. ...

CBA adds Apama software

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has added Progress Software Corporation's equities trading software to make the bank's trading division more efficient. The software, Progress Apama, allows the bank's traders to apply specific and proprietary algorithms ...

AMPFP restructures research team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
AMP Financial Planning has recruited three new members to its products research team - including the replacement to former research manager Jerome Bodisco - and is in talks with five research houses as part of a fundamental review of its products research ...

ANZ sheds planning staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
ANZ plans to make 58 staff redundant from the bank's financial planning division citing poorer-than-expected demand for advice. According to an ANZ spokesperson, the bank reviewed its financial planning division numbers and cut the number of roles by ...

Doors open for new ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
Barclays' decision to place its leading exchange traded funds (ETFs) business, iShares, up for sale has the potential to change the sector's dynamic and lower the barrier to new entrants. The company has released a brief statement overnight confirming ...

New boutiques, more advisers for NAB

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
The recently combined wealth unit of National Australia Bank is on the hunt for new boutique fund managers and top quality advisers following last week's merger announcement of MLC, nab private wealth and nabInvest. Steve Tucker, the new head of the ...

NAB merges three wealth units

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
National Australia Bank is combining MLC, nab private wealth and nabInvest under one roof, appointing MLC chief executive Steve Tucker as the new head. In a strategy update to investors today, the bank has announced a restructure of its three previously ...

WHK and Macquarie form partnership

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
WHK Group and Macquarie Private Wealth have entered a strategic partnership - paving the way for Macquarie to become a holder of the planning group within the next five years. According to a joint press statement, the deal will see Macquarie commit ...

GSJBW appoints co-CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
Simon Rothery has been appointed co-chief executive of Goldman Sachs JBWere. In an email circulated to GSJBW staff yesterday, Stephen Fitzgerald, co-chief executive of the company announced the appointment of Rothery. Rothery replaces ex-co chief executive ...