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Putnam announces senior vice president

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
International investment manager Putnam Investments has announced Charles Wall will take on the key role of senior vice president, director of institutional business, Australia. Wall will take responsibility for institutional sales and managing relationships ...

INVESCO passes chief baton to O'Brien

INVESCO has promoted its director in retail and sales marketing Mick O'Brien to chief executive officer of the Australian business. The decision came following current CEO Mark Armour's promotion to a newly-created role in the company, as head of sales ...

ESS manager moves to Vision

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
Emergency Services Super (ESS) will lose its recently appointed general manager of marketing and business development to a competitor industry fund next month. Chris Artis, will head to Vision Super, after departing ESS on August 18 to take up a role ...

Property syndicate closes fully subscribed in just 5 days

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
Residential property funds management is starting to emerge as a high-end investment opportunity with the latest syndicate closing fully subscribed within a week. A residential property syndicate offered by Land developer Peet & Company is the latest ...

Mortgage broker arrested

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
A former mortgage broker has been arrested and charged following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Michael Cay was arrested in Beechworth, Victoria, following an ASIC investigation into his conduct as the ...

CFS appoints REST chief

Colonial First State Global Asset Management has appointed outgoing Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST) chief executive Neil Cochrane as its new global head of business development and deputy chief executive officer. Cochrane joins the group ...

BNPPSS zooms in on Asian opportunities

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNPPSS) is looking to expand its operations into Asia and has started the ball rolling, appointing a new French managing director and expanding his job title to include responsibility for the Asia region. Filling in ...

NAB financial planner guilty of fraud

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
A former NAB financial planner has pleaded guilty to 13 criminal counts of dishonest conduct and fraud in the District Court of NSW. Paul Drakos, from the Central Coast in NSW, yesterday entered a guilty plea to eight counts of dishonestly obtaining ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
The Bank of Canada raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.25 per cent - the highest they have been since August 2001 and the seventh consecutive hike in the country's official interest rates. In the US, interest rate watchers will welcome the ...

Perpetual profits to jump 13 per cent

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2006
Perpetual has forecast a 13 per cent jump in its 2006 full year after tax profits on the back of strong net inflows. Perpetual Chairman, Robert Savage, said he expected the growth story to continue well through this year and into calendar year 2007. ...