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Rowe takes FPA chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... assumed the role of chair at the annual general meeting today following the departure of Julie Berry. Rowe said that the board of the FPA was committed to improving the association for its members, with a focus on vision, leadership and resources to ...

Instreet appoints Brant to its board

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
Instreet Investment adds a former Merrill Lynch director to its board. Graeme Brant has joined the board for the investment house to assist in the creation and execution of Instreet's strategic plan to grow in the niche financial services market. Brant ...

Global private equity firms invest in OzForex

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... Macquarie Private Wealth. The size of the investment was not disclosed however Carlyle Group will take a seat on the company's board. Another private equity firm, the $6 billion Accel Partners, also bought a stake in the company. OzForex said they would ...

M&A activity to decline: report

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
An Ernst & Young report concludes that many global and Australian financial services firms prefer organic growth, with cautious attitudes held towards major acquisitions. The third Ernst & Young capital confidence barometer found that while capital ...

Shareholder activism at the Future Fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... has been further reinforced after it voted against all three resolutions proposed at the Telstra AGM on Friday. The fund's board of governors voted against a proposal to appoint Nora Scheinkestel as a new director of Telstra. It also opposed the company's ...

Shareholders vent fury over exec pay

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... offered generous pay packages to senior executives. The vote is non-binding, but it does note bode well for shareholder/board relations and is particularly noticeable in light of the company's recent strong performance. Chief executive Dominic Stevens' ...

Fee-for-service assist program launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... for time sheets," said Viskovic. Almost 12 months ago, Australian Financial Services Group appointed Elixir to boost its Board of Advice program.

Awakening from summer slumber

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... more than these, things are also beginning to add up in the world's biggest economy. Let me count the ways: The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators rose by 0.5 per cent in October - the fourth consecutive monthly gain - following ...

More voice needed in policy debate: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
Super funds controlling Australia's $1.3 trillion retirement savings have not played a strong enough role in policy debates and need to lift their game, said the chief of the country's largest industry fund. Ian Silk, chief executive of the $33 billion ...

APRA cautions against cloud computing

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... initiatives are not being subjected to the usual rigour of existing outsourcing and risk management frameworks, and the board and senior management are not fully informed and engaged." In most cases, institutions apply cloud computing in a bid to cut ...