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New Australian CEO for HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Tony Cripps, current chief executive officer of HSBC in the Philippines, will replace Paulo Maia as the bank's chief executive officer in Australia. Cripps will take the reins from 24 December this year, with Maia departing for the role of president ...

Perpetual fund 'recommended' by Zenith

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
Zenith Investment Partners has branded Perpetual's Pure Equity Alpha Fund as 'recommended.' The Perpetual Pure Equity Alpha Fund is a new Australian equity long/short product that has an internal target of 10% per annum. Zenith said the fund aims to ...

Further dark pool regulation premature: Fidessa

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Dark pools in Australia are too young for more regulation, said trading technology provider Fidessa, following a call from the ASX to tighten rules for off-exchange trades. Dark pools, which are generally unlicenced platforms for matching orders away ...

FPA launches consultation on financial planning education

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
The Financial Planning Association, in conjunction with the Financial Planning Education Council, will launch a national consultation framework on the curriculum and accreditation requirements for financial planning education in Australia. In 2011 ...

New St George and Westpac New Zealand CEOs appointed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
Rob Chapman is stepping down as chief executive of the St George Banking Group to be replaced by Westpac New Zealand boss George Frazis, with senior Westpac executive Peter Clare taking over in New Zealand. Chapman has been at the helm of St George ...

Westpac Group restructure, Coombe resigns

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
Westpac has announced a major group structural shake-up, which sees the creation of two new divisions, senior appointments and the resignation of group executive Rob Coombe. The new Australian Financial Services (AFS) division combines Westpac Retail ...

AMP Capital hires ex-ING IM port managers

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
AMP Capital has merged its sustainable and capital equity teams to form a new Australian Fundamental Equities team that includes three new appointments from ING Investment Management. Gian Pandit and Michael Price will join the new team as senior portfolio ...

Fidessa expands Aust presence in time for Chi-X

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
The Australian broker market and wider investment vehicles are far more prepared for the introduction of Chi-X in less than two weeks than other economies in the past, according to Fidessa, but there is still more work to be done. Fidessa, a trading ...

Re-financing of aged care announced

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
The Productivity Commission's inquiry into Australia's aged care system has released its final report. Fundamental changes to the way aged care is delivered and financed are proposed, including the move towards user pays. The Productivity Commission's ...

Aust foreign finance subsidiaries worth $71b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Foreign subsidiaries of Australian wealth groups are worth $71 billion and employ 76,000 staff, revealed a new ABS finance sector survey. Recording $28 billion in offshore sales in 2009-10, insurance and pension fund services comprised 63% of this total ...