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AIST names interim chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... leadership while the search for a new chief continues. The AIST confirmed that applications for the position closed last Friday, with interviews now being undertaken. Garcia announced in December 2016 that he would be stepping down to become AustralianSuper's ...

Fintech investment needs balance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... maintenance of core technology, says APRA chairman Wayne Byres. Speaking at the A50 Australian Economic Forum in Sydney on Friday, Byres praised financial services firms for being "pretty quick to adapt new technology", but warned firms that they must ...

WHSP throws down the gauntlet

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... beat rival contenders with an increased takeover offer for Hunter Hall. Since increasing its bid to $1.60 per share on Friday, WHSP has now matched Pinnacle's unconditional offer of $2 per share. Although this now brings the two bidders in line, it seems ...

APRA urges banks to raise capital

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... unquestionably strong, according to ARPA chairman Wayne Byres. Speaking at the A50 Australian Economic Forum in Sydney on Friday, Byres outlined the APRA's agenda for 2017, including their main policy item of implementing the first recommendation of ...

Hunter Hall shareholders urged to hold the line

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... shareholders to ignore increased takeover bids from Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Pinnacle Investment Management. On Friday, Pinnacle announced it was increasing its takeover offer for all shares in Hunter Hall to $2 a share, up from $1.50. The investment ...

Xero chair resigns to advise Trump

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... change, including system wide improvement to the performance of the government." Liddell's resignation will take effect on Friday 20 January, alongside the inauguration of president-elect Trump in Washington DC.

Queensland bank sells planning business

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
On Friday the Queensland-based Heritage Bank sold its financial planning business to national adviser group Bridges Financial Services. According to Rainmaker Information, the deal will potentially see Bridges climb inside the top 13 planning firms ...

NAB farewells two directors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
Two directors who served on NAB's board since 2004 retired on Friday. Daniel Gilbert and Jillian Segal retired following the bank's annual general meeting; NAB chair Ken Henry thanked them for their "outstanding service" over the past 12 years. Gilbert ...

Forager to launch Australian shares LIT

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
Forager Funds Management will list its Australian shares listed investment trust (LIT) on the ASX on Friday. The LIT is a converted form of Forager's Australian Shares Fund. An unusual investment vehicle - and not widely used in Australia - the LIT ...

Locked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... eagerly-awaited, much-speculated and heavily-dissected statistic not only in America but around the globe. But its outing last Friday produced more of a whimper than a bang - the Dow slipped by a mere 0.1% and the S&P 500 added just 0.04%. US employment ...