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Trustees address 'young' elephant in the room

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... advice". That's why the group has called on one of its younger staff to join the strategy committee and act as a sounding board. Danielle Press, chief executive of Equipsuper, said it's very hard to engage the 20s and the 30-somethings because super ...

AUSCOAL Super chief wins award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... Executive Association Limited (FEAL) in partnership with AMP Capital Investors. In an emotional speech, Watson thanked the board and the team members of AUSCOAL Super, where he's been the chief executive for five years. Watson also tipped his hat to ...

Mandatory trustee pay disclosure draws debate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... company' type governance measures, such as mandatory pay disclosure, just for the sake of having uniform standards across the board. Speaking at a Deloitte Forum discussing the Cooper Review recommendations this morning, Grant said the recommendation ...

Bennelong appoints Intech head as chair

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
Bennelong Funds Management has appointed former Intech head of fund services, Bruce Loveday, as chairman of the board, starting next month. Loveday was previously head of fund services and head of sales and marketing with Intech Financial Services ...

Australian ESG expert claims world-first

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... any of CAER's clients are guaranteed that the method and quality of ESG research that CAER does is consistent across the board. "It's an independent audit of what we do so it is very important," said Paterson. CAER stands for Corporate Analysis, Enhanced ...

New leadership at ANZ wealth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... Der Wielen, as wealth managing director. ANZ has announced a restructure of its wealth team, with Van Der Wielen coming on board to lead the division. He will report to Phil Chronican, the group's chief executive in Australia. Harry Stout, ING Australia's ...

Inflation no show

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... banking been reduced to watching one single number... and an outdated one at that? Is this all the nine members of the RBA Board do when they meet every first Tuesday of each month? I can do that with both hands tied behind my back and hanging upside ...

SAP and Sybase merger gets ACCC tick

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... Sybase, which means both companies clients' will be better prepared to handle the mounting level of information. Sybase board of directors unanimously approved the transaction however antitrust authorities (such as the ACCC) must approve the deal. According ...

Usual uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... it's "unusually uncertain". And because of this, American consumers are becoming "unusually uncertain" too. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to 50.4 in July from 54.3 in the previous month. This is lower than market expectations ...

BTIM to expand income boutique

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
Just under two months after being promoted to BT Investment Management's (BTIM) head of income and fixed interest, Vimal Gor, said the firm plans to hire more investment managers and launch a new range of income funds. "We're hiring a few new people ...