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J.P. Morgan buys $99bn ANZ custody services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... executive of J.P. Morgan WSS, Asia Pacific. Meanwhile, Shayne Elliott, ANZ Group managing director, institutional, said the sale continues the bank's process of refocusing its institutional business on their core banking priorities in Australia, New ...

Howes appointed CEO of IAA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has appointed former director of policy at ASFA, Melinda Howes, as chief executive. Howes joins the Institute from her role as director of policy and industry practice at the Association of Superannuation Funds ...

Planners should be fiduciaries: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
IFSA chief executive John Brogden said financial planners should have fiduciary responsibilities to always act in their clients' best interests, regardless of how they are remunerated. Speaking during a major interview on ABC's Business Lateline last ...

Bookmakers fund closer to liquidity resolution

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... take possession from them of the two properties in which the BSF has a 100 per cent interest, with a view to managing their sale," noted the statement. At the property front, the trustee has managed to take possession of three property developments with ...

Principal reshuffle following departure

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
Principal Global Investors has appointed promoted George Jamgochian to executive director of US distribution and Kirk West as executive director of international distribution after the departure of one of its global heads. Jamgochian previously as managing ...

Ganging up on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
What's it going to be? A strong dollar or a weak dollar policy? The short answer a strong dollar in words, a weak one in deed. Yesterday, I wrote about Uncle Timmy Geithner telling Asia that, "It's very important to the United States, to the economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
Australian shares may open higher on Wednesday after the prices of crude oil and copper gained overnight, while a report showed inflation was unlikely to be a problem. Wall Street equity indices were flat. At 0748 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

QIC appoints head of funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
QIC hired former global head of sales, marketing and client services at Principal Global Investors, Hazel McNeilage, as head of funds management. McNeilage worked at Principal Global Investors in New York and was responsible for servicing clients with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open higher on Tuesday after stronger than expected US retail sales sent stocks and commodities higher. At 0747 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 40 points at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
Australian shares are expected to open higher on Monday after US stocks gained on Friday on encouraging earnings news from major retailers and on higher metals prices. At 0737 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract ...