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Disclosing conflicts not enough: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
A draft Prudential Practice Guide on conflicts of interest released by APRA has fired a shot over the bow of every entity they regulate, warning that simply disclosing conflicts of interest is not a valid defence. Instead, entities must demonstrate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following a profit-taking day on Wall Street and weaker commodity prices. At 0709 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 21 points at 3,743. In economic news, the ...

Pinnacle to distribute Capital International

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Pinnacle Investment Management, the same firm that helped new boutique Solaris gather around $1 billion in mandates in one of the toughest periods for getting mandates, lands a deal to distribute US-based Capital International funds locally. The group ...

Nominations open for 2009 Rainmaker Marketing Awards

FINANCIAL STANDARD IS OWNED BY RAINMAKER GROUP  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Rainmaker is calling on the 18,000 readers of Financial Standard to nominate people and firms they believe would be worthy winners of the 2009 Marketing Excellence Awards. The awards are for marketing excellence shown during the period April 1, 2008 ...

Harrison leaves AIG Life

COMPANY RELEASES  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
Stuart Harrison, managing director of local subsidiary AIG Life, has resigned to take a position as AXA Hong Kong chief executive. Harrison has been managing director at AIG Life since 2006. The group has not announced his successor. Mark Wilson, AIA ...

Applications open for FEAL CIMA Scholarship

The Fund Executives Association Ltd (FEAL) is now accepting applications to this year's Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) Scholarship. Applications for the $6,000 grant close on April 15. The scholarship will provide two fund executives ...

Jobless rate in perspective

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
'Job losses worst for 18 years' (AFR). 'Australian Jobless Rate Climbs to 4-Year High of 5.2%' (Bloomberg). Boy oh boy, here we go again. Each time Australia's job numbers are updated, we get the media's display of their masochistic tendencies. We are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower as US markets lost further ground and European markets continued the falls of the previous day. Gold was down, but silver, copper and oil were higher overnight. Attention will be on the release ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
The Australian market has received a strong lead from Wall Street, although precious metals were down. Copper and oil both were up, however. At 0808 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 70 points HIGHER at 3,385. In economic ...

Tower appoints distribution head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
TOWER Australia has appointed Patrick O'Connor as head of distribution for the Retail Life business. O'Connor will report to the company's chief executive Retail Life, Brett Clark. O'Connor has held a number of roles within TOWER since joining the company ...