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QIC chair Rowe exits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
The departure of Trevor Rowe as chair and board member at fund manager QIC tops a string of senior management exits at the firm. Rowe said in a press statement that he would not be seeking another term when his current term expires in September, relinquishing ...

The dragon stumbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
What's this? Wall Street dipped because China's stock market tumbled and commodity prices slumped? Here's Bloomberg's leader, "U.S. stocks fell for a second day as plunging Chinese shares and commodities stoked speculation that the surge in equities ...

Microsoft battles Google Docs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
Financial services data in the clouds? You betcha. At least that's what Microsoft is going to do from early next year when it launches a free web-based version of its boxed software, the ubiquitous Microsoft Office. Asian, Indian and African financial ...

WA planning firm wins Telstra award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
WA-based financial planning group Addwealth has won the Telstra Business Award for Social Responsibility in Western Australia. The firm will represent WA in the national awards next month. According to the firm, it was the only financial services company ...

Former St George chief to join AMP board

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
Paul Fegan, former chief executive officer of St George, joins the AMP board as a non-executive director, effective next month. Fegan was the chief executive of St George Bank from November 2007 and managing director from February 2008 until its merger ...

Instreet BDM hires pay off

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
Instreet Investment's fund inflows have doubled to over $10 million a month since the firm hired a business development manager in Queensland and Melbourne. The firm hired Gabriel Carey and Susanne Bransgrove as senior business development managers ...

Can't swing it both ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
If it were not so serious, I would think that Wall Street's overnight fall was in commiseration to Michael's memorial. Have the green shoots withered and died and are now being buried alongside MJ? The S&P 500 fell by two 2 per cent, the Dow was off ...

Desktop Broker signs on 17 clients

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
Direct equities trading platform Desktop Broker has recruited 17 dealer groups to use its services since February this year - partly driven by the firm's "10 business days or less" payment system. Desktop Broker, which has links with ASX-listed Bell ...

Scheuber appointed QSuper chairman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
The $22 billion QSuper has appointed Bob Scheuber as chairman of the board, along with three new trustees. Scheuber is replacing Gerard Bradley, Queensland's under treasurer who retired from his position as chairman after serving on QSuper's board of ...

RIAA hires ESG manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) has hired former UK based socially responsible investment officer, Katie Swanston, as environment, social and governance research manager for the association's academy. Swanston previously worked ...