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A sign from the holy spirit?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
id the holy spirit just give us a sign? Nah Virgina, I'm speak not of the one-third of the 'Holy Trinity' that is central to the Christian faith but the bank named after it in Portugal - Banco Espiritu Santo. Trading in scripts and bonds issued by Portugal's ...

YBR set to acquire mortgage manager RESI

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
Yellow Brick Road has expanded its presence in the home loan market with the acquisition of privately-owned mortgage manager RESI Mortgage Corporation for $36 million. Subject to YBR shareholder and regulatory approval, the offer includes $28 million ...

Botte replaces Sheehan as My Adviser managing director

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
Consultum Financial Advisers chief executive Joe Botte has been appointed managing director of My Adviser following the resignation of Philippa Sheehan after almost 10 years with the company. The changes at the two IOOF-owned firms were confirmed by ...

IOOF set to complete SFGA acquisition in August

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
SFG Australia (SFGA) has made public an explanatory memorandum which outlines the details of the acquisition by IOOF Group and sets the implementation date for August 20, 2014. According to the document, the SFGA shareholders' scheme meeting is scheduled ...

Whitehelm Capital appoints chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
Whitehelm Capital has appointed Gary Withers from UK fund manager First State Investments as its chief executive officer. The appointment coincides with the merger of Challenger Limited's infrastructure division with Access Capital and the formal commencement ...

Women in Super scholarship open for applicants

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
The 2014 NSW Women in Super Scholarship is calling for applications from members wishing to attend one of two workshops. The first scholarship is the Professional Development Skills Program, and includes attendance of a choice of three workshops run ...

Wall Street is in a spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Wall Street down... on Iraq... on escalating Middle East tensions... Sounds about quite right 'eh Virginia? After all, an escalation of conflict in the land of the sand dunes would lift the price of what's underneath those sand dunes - oil. This, in ...

IOOF appoints Perpetual exec to head Bridges

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
IOOF-owned Bridges Financial Services has appointed Nick Langton as its chief executive officer. Langton joins Bridges from Perpetual, where he was most recently general manager of private clients. During his time with Perpetual he was also acting group ...

$US5b irregularities at China fund, banks

AFP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
Irregularities amounting to more than $US5 billion ($A5.41 billion) have been found at China's sovereign wealth fund and two large state-owned banks, according to the state auditor, offering a glimpse into the opaque management of government-controlled ...

AIA Australia appoints CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
AIA Australia chief executive officer Peter Crewe is set to take up a new role based in Hong Kong, A and the insurer will have a new chief executive starting August 1, 2014. AIA Australia general manager of life insurance Damien Mu has been appointed ...