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CommInsure appoints head of wholesale risk dist

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... Business from London Business School and has just completed the Commonwealth Bank's Accelerated Development Program programme. Woodward replaces Michael Back, who left the business late last year to take up an alternate role in the financial services ...

Fin services execs rock on for charity

... financial planners and business development managers by day, rockstars by night. The Financial Industry Community Aid Programme (FICAP), developed in 2006 by a group of financial services professionals, is aimed at showcasing musical talents of the industry ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket is set to open flat with Wall Street closing slightly lower on weak economic data. At 0841 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was steady at 4,703 points. In economic news on Wednesday ...

Seniors are tech savvy: survey

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... specifically designed for seniors. "The response has been overwhelming, with over 4,000 seniors benefiting from our training programme," said Carmen Gould, head of customer service and insights at Crazy John's.

Cambridge Strategy opens shop in Sydney

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
London-based active currency alpha and overlay manager The Cambridge Strategy has opened a Sydney office to conduct research and portfolio management. The new office will be led by Chris Udy, who has worked with the firm in its London office as director ...

Independent directors not always a good thing

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
It's a contrarian thought but banks and financial institutions should not put too much emphasis on independent directors, as industry aligned directors are likely to bring more value after the GFC, said an academic expert. RenA(C)e Adams, professor ...

A lose-lose proposition

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... received no or very little sanction with its 'Buy China' protectionist policy announced last month as part of its stimulus programme. Must be because the US has its own 'Buy American' clause in its rescue package. And with China's massive holding of ...

Deutsche commits to CSR

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Deutsche Bank's corporate social responsibility activities may have reached more than $140 million last year, but the firm is taking its strategy to another level in 2009. The firm's latest Corporate Social Responsibility Report detailed how the multi-million ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher after strong gains in US and European stocks after better than expected US consumer confidence data raised hopes of economic recovery. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

Tonight's the night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
It's Budget lock-up day tonight in Canberra. The day when the who's who of the Australian economics and the reporting world are held incommunicado for six hours until the grand unveiling of the Government's plan for the future. The official rationale ...