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Exchange traded bond range increases

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
Investors can expect more exchange traded bond units to be available on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) over the coming weeks after another six XTBs were released to market today. Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC) said the release has ...

AMP Capital hires infrastructure investment director

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
AMP Capital has appointed an investment director to its infrastructure equity team. David Kenny will join the team on 12 October, reporting to head of Australia and New Zealand Infrastructure Equity Funds Michael Cummings. Kenny has more than 15 years' ...

PROFILE: BlackRock head of corporate governance Pru Bennett

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
On a quiet afternoon in 2000, Pru Bennett was sitting with the three other partners of proxy advisory firm Corporate Governance International, wondering how they were going to jumpstart the business. "Gee," she remembers thinking, "We just need a few ...

ASFA appoints independent chair

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has appointed its first independent chair following Jim Minto's decision to retire from the role and as a director on 30 July. Minto was appointed chair in November 2013, and has been an ASFA ...

Australian share market losing ground at midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
The Australian share market is losing ground after three days of gains, with investors appearing cautious ahead of Greece's referendum on a bailout deal on Sunday. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said traders had been buying for several ...

Executive appointment round-up

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
The biggest industry moves this week include John Waller retiring as a National Australia Bank board member and Standard Life chief executive David Nish stepping down after six years in the role. Qantas Super chief executive to retire - Jane Perry will ...

Qantas Super chief executive to retire

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
Qantas Super chief executive Jane Perry will retire at the end of the year after a long career at the helm of some of Australia's top financial services businesses. Perry took on the role at Qantas in February 2012, succeeding interim chief Andrew Spence. ...

Market flat at noon

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
The Australian share market was flat at noon, giving investors some hope of a breather after six consecutive days of losses. Traders might have come to a consensus that prices had fallen far enough and would wait for further developments before committing ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0642 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 5,745. Locally on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank holds its monthly board meeting ...

FIIG launches Asciano direct bond

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Fixed Income Investment Group (FIIG) has launched its new Asciano Finance direct bond to wholesale investors with minimum investment amounts of $10,000. In a company statement it said "the bond is one of the highest yielding Australian investment grade ...