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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 ...

CBA gets 452 Capital cut at last

Commonwealth Bank has finally acquired a 30 per cent stake in Peter Morgan's 452 Capital after initial negotiations broke down in March this year. Morgan will maintain his 50 per cent share and control of the group and co-founder Warwick Negus will ...

CFS JVs with Acadian

Colonial First State (CFS) has announced an agreement with Boston and Singapore-based Acadian Asset Management to establish an Australian-based joint venture. The new entity - Acadian Asset Management (Australia) - will develop equity management products ...

SIA and AIBF to join forces

The Securities Institute of Australia (SIA) and the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance (AIBF) have announced their intention to merge in order to achieve better scale and positioning in the industry. "Joining forces would create a unique ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2005
... The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor performance on stock exchanges around the world paints a grim picture for the local bourse. A combination of profit taking, portfolio re-weighting and stocks going ex-dividend have weighed ...

Colonial's discussions with 452 Capital called off

The Commonwealth Bank has notified the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) that it has ceased discussions with Peter Morgan's 452 Capital regarding the potential purchase of a majority stake in the boutique fund manager. "Discussions between 452 Capital ...