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New CFO for Superpartners team

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
Australia's largest superannuation administrator, Superpartners, has appointed Perry Abbott as chief financial officer. Previously the director, global commercial and operations of Computer Sciences Corporation, Abbott will be spearheading financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
... from Wall St. At 0730 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 86 points at 6440. Today, ABB Grain Ltd annual results are due, while AMP holds a briefing in Sydney by its new chief executive, Craig Dunn. Rams Home Loans ...

Praemium appoints new marketing manager

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
Praemium has appointed former UK marketing manager Renae Whiting as group marketing manager. Whiting will work alongside national sales manager Warren Gibson to broaden Praemium's reach into the financial planning, accounting and broking market. She ...

Australian managers clock $650bn

Colonial First State, Macquarie and AMP respectively are the three largest Australian fund managers in an industry that grew over 20 per cent to more than $650 billion last year, according to the latest Pensions & Investments and Watson Wyatt study ...

RBC Dexia wins $5.6bn custody mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
RBC Dexia Investor Services has won a $5.6 billion (CA$5 billion) custody mandate from fund manager and Insurance Alliance subsidiary IA Clarington Investments. RBC Dexia Investor Services has had a stellar week, winning the custody mandate from fund ...

Big improvements in Australian corporate governance: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
Despite popular perception that Australian companies lag the world on corporate governance (CG), a new study has found a very high awareness and real willingness by companies to constructively engage. The report, "The changing roles and responsibilities ...

CSRF doubles international equity holding

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
The Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) has announced it will double its emerging market holdings in international equities after a portfolio re-weighting. The move will take its exposure from 3 to 6 per cent in international equities ...

GBST buys InfoComp for $56m

Listed accounting and transactions technology provider GBST has acquired wealth management software group InfoComp for $56 million, a move that effectively doubles its size and enables it to branch out to new markets. Under the deal, GBST will pay InfoComp ...

HFA adds to distribution team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
Listed absolute return manager HFA Asset Management has appointed a new senior manager - distribution, following the promotion of Dan Abbink to national sales manager. Vaughan Henry joins HFA as a certified financial planner with a diploma of financial ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
... was up 29 points at 6300. Today, building materials company James Hardie Ltd releases its full year results and wheat grower ABB Grain releases its fist-half results. Logistics firm Toll Holdings Ltd will hold a scheme meeting for shareholders to consider ...