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Moral hazard on Main Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
Yes we can! And again, Yes we can! In trying to make this slogan come true, US President Barack Obama has taken the concept of moral hazard from Wall Street to Main Street. Just one day after he signed his autograph on a piece of paper turning the US$787 ...

Future Fund seek RI and IT professionals

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... lead the IT function for the organisation. "The head of IT will be responsible for developing and implementing the IT strategy, working in close collaboration with the business and third party providers to ensure the ongoing IT needs of the business ...

NAB Super divests direct property

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
NAB Group Super is expected to sell its last four directly-owned properties as part of a property portfolio restructure. The fund made the move under the advice of its asset consultant JANA Investment Advisers. "The [main objectives] for the sale are ...

Westpac restructures fin services and tech

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... on service delivery. The establishment of a separate technology division will be critical in building our long term IT strategy and roadmap," said Kelly. As BTSS will no longer exist, current BTSS group executive Diane Sias will be leaving Westpac. She ...

Insurers slow on green IT

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... eco-friendly products and underwriting alternative energy projects. But it's no longer enough, says Datamonitor. "An IT strategy that weighs performance above the environment can still have a significant net benefit. "By placing a greater emphasis on ...

Planners advised to plan ahead on succession

Financial planners might be able to help you with your retirement but when it comes to their own succession planning they could do with some help from business experts. AXA has launched its merger, acquisition and succession planning initiative 'GROW' ...

Bravura appoints former BT head of tech as chief tech officer

... years' experience in the IT and financial services industries having worked on platform design, business management, IT strategy, software development and business support. "We've been developing [software] for the best part of last year and a number ...

Multix exit strategy pays off for AMP

AMP Capital Investors will sell its 67.4 per cent stake in GN Holdings to McPherson's Limited for $70 million. The sale has meant that AMP has achieved approximately 3.4 times the value of this net investment. The business trades as Multix and is jointly ...

Assirt awards five stars to Basis Capital's Aust-rim Opportunity hedge fund

Assirt rating house has given hedge fund manager Basis Capital Funds Management Limited a five star rating for its credit strategy fund - Basis Aust-Rim Opportunity Fund, judging it to be "very strong". " Assirt has implemented a rating process tailored ...

Aberdeen appoints Briggs as economic and fixed interest director

Alison Briggs has been appointed as economic and fixed interest director at Aberdeen Australia as part of a team restructure that will also see fixed interest portfolio manager Marcelo Saez transfer to London. Briggs will now be in charge of economic ...