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CBA exec to head Westpac Institutional Bank

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
A top Commonwealth Bank (CBA) executive has been appointed group executive of Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) following the departure of Rob Whitfield. CBA executive general manager of retail products and third party banking Lyn Cobley will head WIB ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0700 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 29 points at 5,835. US stocks gained some ground following the first rise in US factory ...

Suncorp names new chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
A new Suncorp group chief executive has been appointed following the announcement that incumbent Patrick Snowball will leave the company in October. Upon Snowball's departure, GPT chief executive and managing director Michael Cameron will assume his ...

Stone and Chalk names chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
New Sydney-based fintech hub, Stone and Chalk, has promised early stage investors and organisations access to some of the city's best entrepreneurs on top of its recent chief executive announcement. Heading Stone and Chalk will be Australian-born Alex ...

PM Capital global fund boosts income growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund total comprehensive income was $26.5 million for the six months to December 2014, up from $1.5 million last year. The ASX-listed fund reported earnings per share of 15.26 cents for the first half of the financial ...

MSCI makes key hire to lead local ETF charge

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
Global index provider MSCI has hired ETF Consulting managing director Tim Bradbury to launch the company's ETF business in Australia. As vice president of ETF client coverage, Bradbury will be responsible for driving visibility, awareness and usage ...

Women-led companies better for investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
The Australian government yesterday released its first Gender Equality Scorecard and while the results are discouraging, a separate international report released by Credit Suisse shows that investors make more money investing in women-lead enterprises. ...

Bond experts reiterate need for flexible duration strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
Managing duration is the key to reducing risk as the 30-year bond market bull-run comes to a close, according to a number of fixed income experts. Interest rates in many countries reached historical lows in recent years as central banks aggressively ...

PROFILE: J.P. Morgan head of investor services Henry Capra

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... spending a year at women's fashion retailer Rodney Clark (not, he is keen to stress, as a model), before landing a job at Barclay's Asset Management, in the industry that has become his home. His time as director of finance administration at Barclay's ...

CBA names new CIO

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
A Commonwealth Bank (CBA) planning executive has been promoted to the role of group executive, enterprise services and chief information officer, to replace current CIO Michael Harte. David Whiteing joined the CBA in September 2013 to lead the newly ...