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Westpac unveils new trading platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Westpac has launched a new online trading platform for its 250,000 broking customers. James Staltari, the head of Westpac Securities, said the new website is called Westpac Online Investing, and includes an improved range of equity and investment services ...

Cromwell hires head of property services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Property and funds manager Cromwell Group has appointed former Mirvac executive Noel Woodward to the position of head of property services. In his new role, Woodward will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and ensuring the effective operation ...

HSBC Bank hires Contango director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
HSBC Bank Australia has hired Contango Asset Management investment services director, Carol Austin, as an independent non-executive director and Peter Wong also as a non-executive director. Aside from her role at Contango in Sydney, Austin is also a ...

Super worries plague Aussies worst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Superannuation is the number cause of financial worries among Australians, but many are choosing newspapers over advisers for information when making financial decisions, new CoreData figures show. CoreData surveyed 4,000 Australians and found that ...

Aberdeen wins NGS and ING mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Aberdeen Asset Management has won two Australian fixed interest and global equities mandates from NGS Super and ING IM. The wins include a $150 million fixed income mandate with the Non-Government Schools Superannuation Fund and a sizeable global equities ...

Grimshaw joins Suncorp

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Suncorp has appointed Caledonia Investment chief executive, Stuart Grimshaw, as a non-executive director. Grimshaw has 25 years experience in banking and financial services in Australia and overseas. Aside from his current role as chief executive, he ...

AMP and Hillross pledge $18,900 to charity

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
AMP and Hillross financial planners have pledged $18,900 to the Future2 Foundation, a charity that supports the financially under-privileged. The group's financial planners pledged donations by placing a 'leaf', which represents a $100 donation, on ...

Leggo retires as AvSuper chairman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
David Leggo is retiring as chairman of AvSuper Fund, following 18 years of service to fund members. Leggo has been a part of the AvSuper Board of Directors for most of its soon to be celebrated 20 year history. He became the chairman of the investment ...

Tower hires former AIA exec

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
TOWER Australia has appointed former AIA executive Niall McConville as national dealership manager. He will join TOWER Australia in May and initially work out of the Melbourne offices with plans to relocate to Sydney at a later date. McConville joins ...

Credit Suisse supercharges Japanese trades

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
Credit Suisse broking and investment banking clients can complete Tokyo-listed share trades 750 times faster than the average person's reaction speed after the firm upgraded its trading technology. The AES Velocity equities technology provides clients ...