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Perpetual appoints new responsible entity chief

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016

... plus the operation of outsourced services providers, in particular global custodians, combined with a strong commercial acumen will make him an important asset to the business," said Perpetual Corporate Trust general manager, managed funds services Andrew ...

APRA appoints deputy chair

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015

... capable women for senior public sector roles." APRA chair Wayne Byres concluded, "Geoff will bring a great deal of commercial acumen and experience to the position of APRA Member. "I look forward to working with Helen and Geoff to ensure APRA continues ...

Mercer appoints independent director

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015

... Mercer managing director and Pacific market leader, Ben Walsh, said O'Connor "not only brings a high level of commercial acumen, strategic thinking and leadership to the MSAL Board, she is a leading advocate for digital transformation, social media and ...

EY and UTS form financial data partnership

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015

... competitive advantage for businesses and benefits for consumers. "By bringing together our research skills and commercial acumen, we hope to develop innovative solutions that will help financial service organisations better understand and use leading ...

Invesco grows sales team

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015

... to the business in Jon, Scott and Victoria whose depth of local market experience, customer focus and strong commercial acumen will help us achieve our business objectives in 2015 and beyond," said Invesco Australia head of sales Eben Bowditch.

Former Wallaby Kearns resurfaces at insurance broker

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015

... managing significant corporate transactions in wealth advisory and other industries. His leadership skills and commercial acumen are extremely valuable assets to drive this business forward," InterRISK's executive chairman Dennis Guy said. Kearns commented ...

Altair appoints heads of research

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015

... Philip Parker. "I am delighted with the appointments as both Alvin and Tim have the necessary investment experience and acumen to further develop and enhance the institutional research process in addition to running portfolios. Sally brings many years ...

ASX appoints non-executive director

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015

... with Yasmin on the Board of Cochlear, I have firsthand experience of her qualities as a director, including her business acumen, particularly in financial services, strategic thinking and commitment to the highest standards of corporate governance," ...

Get ready for activist members, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014

... problem. Hence we actively engage with companies on considering carbon risk." On the Environment, Social and Governance acumen of New Zealand fund managers, she said: "Our managers aren't quite up there yet in covering the ES side, so we do that ourselves." ...

Resources needed for outcomes, regulators warn Treasury

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014

... confidence based on experience." "Maintaining a high-quality workforce with deep industry understanding and supervisory acumen will remain a top priority for APRA," the regulator said. But it noted that "the expert skills that APRA needs are also in ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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