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Investec appoints new chief executive

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2004
Investec Bank today announced the appointment of Brian Schwartz as its new chief executive. Brian Schwartz will take over the role from early next year, the company said. Schwartz, currently the chief executive of Ernst & Young, has extensive experience ...

ASIC files proceedings against former ANZ bank employee, client

Australia\'s corporate regulator today said it had filed proceedings against a former ANZ bank employee and his client, on allegations that they engaged in insider trading in January 2003. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

ASIC commences proceedings against Sydney firm, broker

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2004
The corporate watchdog has commenced proceedings against a Sydney-based finance and insurance firm and one of its brokers. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today said it was taking action against Abbotsford firm Marantmar ...

ING Industrial Fund ready to build scale to lift earnings

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2004
ING Industrial Fund (IIF) said today it is well positioned to leverage off its robust platform to find further opportunities to lift earnings. ING\'s Industrial Fund (IIF) today announced a 20% increase in operating profit to $102.1 million for the ...

Rickard appointed ASIC's ACT regional commissioner

The chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Jeffrey Lucy on Monday announced Ms Delia Rickard has been appointed ASIC\'s regional commissioner for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Rickard joined ASIC in 1999 and ...

Transition to IFRS will be smooth; APRA

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on Thursday said it would provide a six month respite period before implementing any prudential amendments after new accounting standards take effect from 1 January 2005. The Australian Accounting ...

BankWest appoints Rodger McArthur as managing director

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2004
Western Australian retail bank, BankWest, on Wednesday appointed senior executive Rodger McArthur as managing director, after he spent the past several months as acting MD. McArthur joined the bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Australia (HBOSA) ...

UBS to discuss enhancements to bond indices

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2004
UBS Investment Bank Australia said today it is contemplating several enhancements to its UBS Australia Bond Indices. The changes, which are being considered for introduction in January 2005, are designed to update the indices to reflect changes in the ...

Australian-Thai FTA signed

Thailand and Australia today signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with confidence growing it will deepened Australia\'s economic links with South East Asia. Prime ministers Thaksin Shinawatra and John Howard signed the deal, along with several other ...

HBOS appoints former Westpac exec to head Australian unit

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2004
United Kingdom-based bank HBOS has appointed Westpac Banking Corp\'s former head of institutional banking, David Willis, to head up its new Australian operation. The appointment would take effect from 1 July, and Willis would \"be leading the group\'s ...