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Macq appoints new COIN head

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... includes manager of strategy third part for retail business at St George Financial Planning, roles for consulting firm Accenture and HR consultanting specialising in organisational design.

Consumers flex social media muscle

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... Wealth managers have been slower to engage. "We are working in a much more consumer orientated world, said Robert Wollan, Accenture's global managing director of customer relationship management. "The wealth management industry hasn't yet embraced social ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... Scott Marcouiller, market strategist for Wells Fargo Advisors. "Better-than-forecasted earnings from Oracle Corp. and Accenture Plc are helping the markets extend the week's gains, despite continued euro-area debt concerns, Middle East tensions, and ...

Fundies turn to outsourcing to curb costs: report

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... downward pressures on investment fees by outsourcing their non-core activities, a report found. This month RBC Dexia and Accenture released the outcome of a survey of 100 fund managers globally, including those based in Australia, to identify the outsourcing ...

Insurers slow to custom fit products: research

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... needs, some insurers are still largely ill-prepared to fulfill their customers' wants, research shows. Consulting firm Accenture sampled over 3,500 consumers in six countries, and 125 top executives at insurers from 24 countries - and found that insurers ...

Clouds gather in financial services

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... computing solutions by 50 per cent," he added. Last month Telstra signed a three-year partnership deal with IT services firm Accenture to provide cloud computing services in Australia, with Optus, Fujitsu and CSC also entering the market. Cloud computing ...

AMP Capital adds ESG researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... Scandinavian investment bank, Carnegie Investment Bank, for three years. Prior to that role he worked at Macquarie Bank and Accenture in the UK. At AMP Capital, he will provide ESG analysis for a number of sectors and engage companies on those matters ...

Responsible investing begins at home

PRI RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... mum-and-dad investors to demand a greater focus on sustainability and build momentum behind responsible investing. An Accenture and UN Global Compact survey found 86 per cent of chief executives want investors to reward better sustainable practices by ...

Van Eyk loses two, names GM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... firm. Hall, who starts at the firm in two weeks, previously worked at Macquarie Bank's COIN. Prior to that, he worked at Accenture for five years. Hall's responsibilities include van Eyk's IT, distribution, consulting, product and marketing. Thomas remains ...

Death by algorithm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... transacted last night. Here's a sample from the list of companies that hit zero compiled by the Wall Street Journal : Accenture - opened at US$41.94, hit zero at around 2:50 and then closed at US$41.09. Exelon - opened at US$43.35, hit zero and then ...