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CORRECTION: Aberdeen takes on 30 Credit Suisse staff

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
Aberdeen has recruited 30 staff from Credit Suisse and approximately $13 billion in assets under management after the acquisition of certain assets and business of Cerdit Suisse's Global Investors division. Aberdeen said it is bringing over 30 Credit ...

Precious metals ETCs in vogue

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
Investors wary of equity market volatility are flocking to precious metals exchange traded commodities - a sector that has seen substantial inflows following the GFC, said ETF Securities. ETF Securities has seen inflows surge into its physically backed ...

AXA opens Singapore uni

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
AXA Group has opened the firm's Asia-Pacific university campus in Singapore to develop the employees skills across risk management, compliance, claims management and financial advice. The AXA University Asia Pacific Campus will partner with experts ...

Best of the best at Securitor

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
From rising stars to the top performing financial planning practices, Securitor has picked the cream of the crop for this year's awards ceremony held at the Securitor conference in Darwin. The Securitor practice of the year award was handed out to Primewealth ...

Barclays sells iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
Barclays has sold the firm's exchange traded fund (ETF) iShares business to Blue Sparkle, a partnership established by CVC Capital Partners, for just over $6 billion. Net proceeds from the transaction will be retained by Barclays to enhance the firm's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following a profit-taking day on Wall Street and weaker commodity prices. At 0709 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 21 points at 3,743. In economic news, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street and most other world markets on Friday. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 33 points at 3,773. In economic ...

Nominations open for 2009 Rainmaker Marketing Awards

FINANCIAL STANDARD IS OWNED BY RAINMAKER GROUP  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Rainmaker is calling on the 18,000 readers of Financial Standard to nominate people and firms they believe would be worthy winners of the 2009 Marketing Excellence Awards. The awards are for marketing excellence shown during the period April 1, 2008 ...

VFMC chief Syd Bone leaves

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Sydney Bone, chief executive officer of the $32 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation, has resigned - marking the continued reshuffle of senior management within the investment firm. Bone, who was appointed chief executive of VFMC in 2004 after ...

Austock appoints Youssef

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
Austock Group hired former Macquarie Bank senior adviser, Joseph Youssef as head of private clients in the firm's Sydney office. Youssef has more than 16 years of stockbroking experience at Macquarie, Bell Potter and AMP Asset Management in Sydney. ...