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ANZ appoints ops and IT head

ANZ has appointed David Cartwright as group managing director in operations, technology and shared services, following the planned retirement of Mike Grime. Cartwright will move from the United Kingdom where he was previously the chief executive officer ...

Survey predicts more mortgage defaults

... head Tim Brown said that the change in interest rate expectations over the intervening period means the numbers aren't as grim today. "To put this into context, responses to the survey were received in November following three increases in interest rates ...

CommBank loses strategy chief

Commonwealth Bank's group executive in strategic development, Hugh Harley, is to leave the bank next month to pursue other interests. "I am disappointed to see Hugh leave the Bank, but I respect his decision to pursue other interests. He has made a ...

New INVESCO retail rep completes national coverage

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
INVESCO has appointed a new retail sales representative for Western Australia and South Australia. Tanya Cherrington leaves Perpetual Investments to become INVESCO's new manager retail sales for the Western Australia and South Australia, joining Matthew ...

CBA rolls out new business banking channel

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has unveiled CommBiz, a new online banking channel for business, corporate and institutional clients which it hopes will underpin its 2007 business banking strategy. The launch of CommBiz comes after CBA chief ...

CBA takes private banking upmarket

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2006
The Commonwealth Bank yesterday confirmed reports that it had moved 30 staff out of its private banking operation as part of a restructure of the business that will see it focus more closely on providing financial planning services for its clients. ...

Watson Wyatt boosts investment team

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
Watson Wyatt Australia has boosted its investment consulting team, appointing a former McKinsey & Company investment consultant. Andrew Grimes, also one time UK equity fund manager for Schroder Investment Management in London has been working with McKinsey ...

Common sense rules in portfolio construction

... said Christie. He added that it's good in theory but in practice, it has 'severe statistical shortcomings'. "I guess the grim conclusion is that a lot of the claims that fund managers put out there are just that: they're just claims that can't be statistically ...

Commonwealth banks on customer service and IT

The Commonwealth Bank has unveiled a four-pronged corporate strategy that includes merging two key units, improving IT and offering flexible employment in a bid to remain one of the country's leading banks. Commonwealth's chief executive officer, Ralph ...

Commonwealth rearranges exec team

The Commonwealth Bank's chief executive officer, Ralph Norris, has announced significant changes to the executive management team. After just six months in the job Norris has announced that, after reviewing positions and personnel in terms of strengths ...