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PIMCO appoints new vice president

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
PIMCO Australia has named Adam Bowe as the new senior vice president for fixed income portfolio management and trading in Sydney. The former director of fixed income portfolio management at UBS Global Asset Management takes up the position at the end ...

Tributes flow for governance visionary

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
The financial services industry has paid tribute to Erik Mather who died on Monday. The former managing director of Regnan, formerly BT Governance Advisory Service, was widely regarded as a leader in governance standards and a protector of superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Australian shares extended their early gains at noon, with the market almost two per cent higher as investors become optimistic that European leaders are approaching a resolution of the Eurozone debt crisis. The market opened 1.5 per cent higher after ...

Northern Trust MD changes hands

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
Paul Cutts, managing director for global custody provider, Northern Trust in Australia and New Zealand, will leave the local role for an international position and will be replaced internally by Rohan Singh. Cutts will be country head for the Channel ...

PIMCO adds to insto team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
PIMCO Australia has added to its institutional team with the appointment of Sara Higgins as Vice President and Account Manager. Higgins has seven years of investment and financial services experience in areas including adviser distribution, private ...

Govt uncertainty plagues wealth mgmt industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Uncertainty around regulations and industry reforms has shaken the wealth management industry's chief executives, with lack of confidence in Australian preparation for its ageing population, a new report has revealed. The survey of 31 chief executives ...

Regnan announces new manager director

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) specialist Regnan has promoted former deputy managing director Amanda Wilson as the new managing director of the company. Regnan produces investment-ready ESG data on S&P/ASX200 companies, designed ...

Aust fund managers passport to Japan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Australian fund managers are well positioned to enter Japan's $18.9 trillion savings pool as an Asian regions funds passport gains political and industry momentum. A new PwC / Austrade report, The Australian Fund Managers Roadmap to Japan, has found ...

Centuria builds planner support with appointment

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
Centuria Capital continues to expand its dealer and planner services, appointing a new manager of market and distribution for financial services. Anne Hamieh has joined Centuria and will be responsible for promoting and positioning Centuria's investment ...

Euro solar attracting Australian investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
Australian investors are investing in European renewable energy markets instead of domestic due to lack of stability and uncertainty at home, according to private equity firm Polaris Energy. The Luxembourg-based company said that Australian investors ...