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Shadforth unveils acquisition strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... year Bedding said the adviser group focused on the completion of its integration program by combining it operations, streamlining and focusing on improving the client experience. In terms of building the firm's adviser numbers, Bedding said that Shadforth ...

SGX improves bonds trading

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... will also be encouraged, noted a press statement. SGX also plans to halve the time taken to approve bond listings by streamlining the processes involved. A total 1,229 bonds are currently listed on SGX. In FY2010, 200 bonds were listed involving programs ...

Alaskan SWF targets private equity

FUND RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... to private equity investments for the remainder of this financial year. Besides the new allocation, the board is streamlining its policies into two documents. Steve Frank, chair of the board, said pulling together its documents would make their policies ...

AMP upgrades insurance

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... also reducing the number of signatures required when lodging insurance applications and personal statements, further streamlining the process," said Michael Paff, director of wealth protection products at AMP. The firm's trauma policy has been redesigned ...

Too much ado about Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... and fairer. Improving the structure of the tax system by replacing inefficient taxes with more efficient ones and streamlining governments and administrations reduces complexity and makes the Australian economy more productive. Australia needs to respond ...

Aussie planners overworked: survey

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... we are putting measures in place to stop this scenario occurring." The industry needs to improve productivity by streamlining processes, said Bell. "Over 40 per cent of respondents identified administrative tasks as the most time consuming part of their ...

Cloud computing still a foggy idea

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... that helps major businesses (e.g. Fortune 500) manage their application, server, storage and network resources by streamlining application delivery and cutting relevant costs. In Australia, the local operations count many of the country's largest financial ...

Africa's PIC appoints Charles River

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... under management. The implementation supported the government agency's strategy of retaining market leadership by streamlining trading activities and improving portfolio modeling and management capabilities. "Our role is to invest funds on behalf of ...

MIR takes up Charles River

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... multiple processes and systems," said Armik Ayoubdel, MIR Investment Management head of IT solutions and dealing. "By streamlining all of our front and middle office operations in one integrated system, we now have a system in place that is completely ...

RBC Dexia bids faxes goodbye

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... Automation Initiative. Under the initiative, SWIFT reconfigured globally adopted messages to local requirements - streamlining data processing in the domestic funds management industry. Gordon Little, head of Operations & Fund Services for RBC Dexia ...