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Hillross board siphons industry expertise

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... established a wealth management think tank to mitigate risk, create wealth protection strategies and fine tune the firm's operations in the investment space. Hilross recently unveilled its Technical Advice Board made up of industry experts across the ...

Hedge funds turn insto

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... most important factor in hedge fund selection. "This is with regard to those making investment decisions as well as operations personnel," noted the report.

Aviva matches green rebates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... to be more environmentally friendly at work and in the home. "Aviva was the first insurer to carbon neutralise its operations on a worldwide basis," he said. "Now we are driving this initiative further and providing staff with the opportunity to purchase ...

Omega recruits head of operations

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Omega Global Investors has appointed Andrew Dunlevie as its head of operations. Dunlevie will be responsible for developing and implementing operations strategy for the business, its product range and investment solutions. He joins Omega, which is partly ...

TOWER's business set to soar

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... year net profit after tax increase of 81 per cent to $30.9 million for the six months to March. "TOWER Australia's operations have improved materially - experiencing decreasing expense ratios, greater product and service differentiation, and advancements ...

Garvan FP practice gains SAI approval

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... of advice to the next level when it signed a partnership with SAI Global to run an audit on the administration and operations of its 30 aligned financial planning practices using FP9000 in September last year. Greg Miller, MLC Advice Solutions general ...

Westpac restructures fin services and tech

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... Technology Solutions and Services (BTSS) arm with two new business units. The move to restructure the three business operations is in line with new chief executive Gail Kelly's strategy to improve the bank's service delivery to all their customers "with ...

EQT jumps on board with Bravura

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... product's ability to service the trust and estate market," said Simon Woodfull, group chief executive and director - operations, Bravura Solutions. EQT's upgrade commenced last month and will be completed in the second half of 2009.

S&P awards hotel fund 'three stars'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... opportunities in the current market," he said. "However, the fund exposes investors to business risk from underlying hotel operations. As a result returns are likely to be more volatile than those investments in unlisted property funds that invest in ...

OFG banks on bonds and property

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... of certain assets within the group's holdings. OFG chief executive John McBain said the results of a comprehensive operations review indicated the need to concentrate on core activities - starting with a renewed interest in its Friendly Society bonds ...