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Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
... percent in the March quarter after a strong 7.2 percent increase in the previous three month period. Capital expenditure plans for 2007/08 rose to A$87 billion in the March quarter, up 11.1 percent from the 2006/07 estimate. Planned investment for the ...

India tech giant opens local devt base

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
Multi-billion dollar Indian outfit HCL Technologies plans to hire more IT staff and open a Melbourne office, shortly after opening a major IT development centre in Sydney this week - all part of an ambitious plan to better serve its growing client base ...

Plan B bears market pain

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... than what was indicated in the company prospectus. Admittedly the poor markets have curtailed the group's ambitious growth plans. In an ASX statement, it said it reduced its expenditures and costs in the second half of the year albeit the company is ...

Guild selects Mercer for admin

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... Anderson, head of Mercer Wealth Solutions, said Guild Group's appointment and the also being selected by two other industry plans indicated the firm's arrival in the industry plan outsourcing segment. "We now have a number of industry plan clients and ...

AXA to list wholesale prop fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
AXA plans to list its $1.07 billion wholesale property fund as a way to avoid any "detrimental" impact on unitholders should volatility in the property sector continue. The firm proposes to list the fund before the end of the year subject to unitholder ...

LUCRF appoints Bluedoor for admin

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... productivity levels by 30 per cent. LUCRF Super will use Bluedoor Technologies administration platform, wealth.net, to support its plans to manage and build on a range of products for its members and contributing employers. The platform will shift a ...

Atom joins SII global group

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... managing director and co-founder. Following the deal, SII will inject significant working capital into Atom as it fast tracks plans to boost their capacity from the current $10 million in committed FUM up to a targeted $500 million. Hendrik Pfaff, Sanlam ...

Westpac FP turns to experience

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
Westpac Financial Planning plans to increase the number of experienced financial planners by more than 200 in three years and cut the number of entry level planning roles as part of a business restructure. The restructure also means the group is combining ...

Changing of the guard: TOWER

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... remaining 9.8 per cent will have to be screened by Tower shareholders and undergo regulatory approvals. Should Dai-ichi's plans come to fruition, the company will also support the development of TOWER Australia's business, according to a TOWER ASX statement. ...

Zurich hires investment specialist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... economic and market commentary. Matthew Drennan, Zurich Financial Services Australia director of investments, said the firm plans to appoint another investment specialist to assist Noble in the near future. "The attraction of the Zurich Investments business ...