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CFS GAM appoints ASSET4

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) has appointed ASSET4 as an additional environment, social and governance (ESG) research provider. ASSET4, which was bought by Thomson Reuters in November last year, has developed the world's largest ...

AXA Asia Pac shares on trading halt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
The countdown to the possible new owner of AXA Asia Pacific begins in earnest after the group requested a trading halt on its shares before noon today, ahead of a company announcement and a day before ACCC releases its findings on the AMP proposal. ...

PGI appoints CEO for Asia

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
Principal Global Investors has appointed former Fitch Ratings chief, Andrea Muller, as managing director for Asia-ex Japan and chief executive of PGI East Asia. Effective March 30, 2010, she will be responsible for activities in the region including ...

Director charged in Westpoint case

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
A director who dealt in Westpoint promissory notes has been placed on a good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to carrying on a financial services business without holding an AFSL. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment, with an order that he ...

Transurban deal off Future Fund table

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
The $66 billion Future Fund has terminated discussions with two Canadian pension funds on buying Transurban. The Future Fund Board of Guardians released a statement yesterday, stating it has "terminated discussions with the Canada Pension Plan Investment ...

ASX appoints deputy CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
The Australian Securities Exchange has appointed Peter Hiom as deputy chief executive, and restructured the group executive responsibilities within ASX. In a statement listed on the exchange, the group announced Peter Hiom will assume the role of deputy ...

Vanguard appoints MD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
Vanguard Investments Australia has appointed US-based Vanguard executive John James as managing director, effective 1 May. James, 42, is an Australian who has worked as an executive at Vanguard's US headquarters in Pennsylvania since 2008. In his time ...

J.P. Morgan hires 50 for custody business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
J.P. Morgan's custody business has hired 50 executives across taxation, business analytics and client servicing in the past four months to cope with client demand. Bryan Gray, managing director of sales & client relationship management at J.P. Morgan ...

Data data everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
Mondayitis. This and the flood of first-tier economic data set to be released later in the week will keep the Australian financial markets well, a bit out of sorts today. Friday night's performance on Wall Street was not telling enough to sway Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in the red following a weaker led from Wall Street and most major world markets, and mixed commodity prices. At 0805 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 11 points ...