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French banking giant heads Down Under

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
CrA(C)dit Agricole Asset Management, part of the giant CrA(C)dit Agricole banking group, has opened a Sydney office to be headed up by ex-Skandia executive, Richard Borysiewicz. Borysiewicz said CAAM's primary focus would be on the institutional market ...

FuturePlus appoints new CEO

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
FuturePlus has formally appointed Jim Thomas as its new chief executive officer, after Thomas acted in the role since former chief Brett Westbrook left five months ago. Thomas has more than 25 years experience in financial services, including 11 years ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected open softer on some weaker metals prices and a sluggish offshore lead with takeover activity continuing to dominate investors' focus. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0646 AEDT, the December share price index ...

AFA unveils new board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has unveiled its new board and the recent elections have resulted in a dramatic revamp. Paul Riegelhuth, national vice president, Gerry Porter, Queensland director, and Craig Yates, Tasmanian director, remain ...

Family banned by ASIC and AFSL revoked

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
A South Australian family have been banned from providing financial services and have had their Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) revoked following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Australian ...

HESTA cranks up insurance for members

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006
The Health Employees Superannuation Trust of Australia (HESTA) has announced it is rolling out sweeping insurance improvements to its 550,000 members. The improvements include more cover for those in the 40-55 age group, better and cheaper coverage ...

What savings problem?

Australians are saving more and spending less against rising fuel costs and other living expenses, according to a Commonwealth Bank survey released yesterday. The survey found that seven out of 10 Australians are topping up their savings accounts regularly ...

Dieters to chair FPA for another year

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
Corinna Dieters will continue as chair of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) after being unanimously re-elected by the board. Dieters was also elected to the board as a voting member director for two years in 2004, but she will abdicate this position ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
The Australian stock market was marginally lower at noon with fears of another interest rate rise dragging it lower. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 2.1 points lower at 5280.7 while the all ordinaries lost 3.1 points to 5242.2. On the Sydney ...

Land of the giants: World's top 500 fund managers

... AG 2 Barclays Global Investors 3 Allianz Group 4 State Street Global 5 Fidelity Investments 6 AXA Group 7 Capital Group 8 CrA(C)dit Suisse 9 Deutsche Bank AG 10 Vanguard Group 11 Legg Mason US 12 JPMorgan Chase 13 Mellon Financial 14 ING Group NV 15 ...