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ACSI chief exec Byrne wins PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... the council after two separate elections took place in New York. Representatives of two asset owners, PFZW of the Netherlands and CalPERS of the US were also elected. Frank Pegan, chief executive officer of Catholic Super, Denis Donohue, managing director ...

HSBC expand trade with new head role

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... Paribas Fortis in London, Saunders has held roles in the commodities energy team at Fortis Bank and positions with Netherlands-based private bank, MeesPierson. Saunders will report locally to Andrew Skinner, head of trade and supply chain, HSBC Australia ...

CFSGAM looks to capitalise on multi-asset demand

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... for multi asset funds. CFSGAM has appointed three Dutch senior investment professionals from Morgan Stanley in the Netherlands, relocating them to Singapore to supply multi asset investors in Asia. "We've seen a large degree of interest over the past ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... over all score of 2.93, marginally above the global average of 2.76. Norway tops the table with 3.73, followed by the Netherlands and Sweden. New Zealand is fifth. Two Australian companies are in the top 12 global firms. Westpac Banking Corp has an overall ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... shares remained the star of the New Zealand market as the stock benefited from Monday's news it had agreed to buy Netherlands-based transport and logistics firm Wim Bosman Group. However, weaker offshore markets set the tone for the New Zealand top-50 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... company's latest expansion offshore. Mainfreight's shares rose 47c to 859 after the company said it had agreed to by Netherlands-based transport and logistics firm Wim Bosman Group for an initial purchase price of 110 million euros ($A151.93 million). ...

Dutch pension tackles longevity risk and ageing population

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... introduce a new pension contract that would tackle the dual challenges of longevity risk and an ageing population. The Netherlands has a mandatory pension system based on generous defined benefits but an ageing population with increased longevity means ...

ACFS awards innovation and investment stewardship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... awards presentation and a keynote address from Else F. Bos, a high ranking representative and former chief executive of Netherlands-based pension giant PGGM Investments. The winner of the Victorian Innovation in Funds Management Award is La Trobe Financial ...

Amigos para siempre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... haven't we been great together..." Aww, how sweet! But this is to be expected. Many of its friends - Switzerland, the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France - have already withdrawn or announced their intention to withdraw their troops in ...

Banks to raise capital reserves

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... derivates on open markets. Nout Wellink, chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and President of the Netherlands Bank, said that "the combination of a much stronger definition of capital, higher minimum requirements and the introduction ...