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Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... is the point? On this, the eleventh hour, what he's thinking, what he's going to say and what he's going to do remain a heads or tails proposition. Heads, I win. Tails, I lose. I must admit I'm at a lost this time. I'd be lying if I tell you otherwise. ...

Van Der Wielen heads to UK group Friends Life

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
Just 12 months and three weeks after taking the top job, John Van Der Wielen has resigned from ANZ Wealth as managing director to move to UK group, Friends Life. Friends Life brings together the UK operations of Friends Provident and the life assurance ...

Nothing happened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... achieved in morning trade, but it also clawed back the afternoon's 0.7% loss. Someone has to explain what happened... or heads will roll. And it has to be bad - good news doesn't sell. Tell me would it pique your interest if the headlines flashed "Wall ...

BTFG launches TV ads to ease investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... campaign features Caton speaking directly to investors about the unexpected volatility of markets and the need for cool heads. "It's normal to want to do something as a reaction to big changes in the market. The most important thing for investors is ...

St George names new planning heads in strategy push

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
St George Banking Group continues its multi-brand strategy push, announcing new roles for planning heads for Bank of Melbourne and St George Financial Planning, as the group builds its advice full-service offer to Victorian customers. The St.George ...

State Super CEO heads to Schroders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
Chris Durack, chief executive officer of State Super, is leaving the fund to join Schroder Investment Management as a director in the senior management team. Durack will stay with State Super until October and join Schroders later that month. "Funds ...

Cry of the banshee

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... difference! How could the ADP get it oh so wrong? Or is it the BLS estimates that are wrong? If you're not yet scratching your heads, scratch them now. For even the two employment surveys - the household survey and the establishment survey - conducted ...

Impact investing emerges as asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) is weighing more on the investment allocation decisions of super funds and heads of investment. Impact investing allows for investment decsions to be weighted not only on returns but also on the external ...

MLC names three AXA converts

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
MLC has landed three leading heads from AXA's North platform for its own retirement solutions team, further fueling competition for talent between the two heavyweights. Formerly with AXA, MLC & NAB Wealth has attracted Paul Stratton, Michael Tobin and ...

Pigs may fly but they won't default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... Fiscal Strategy 2012-2015: "Rationalisation of the public sector wage bill." Here, the government intends to cull 150,000 heads from the public sector. Those that are left would have to contend with low wages and extended weekly working hours and oh ...