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Gunns fuels CG debate

Corporate governance is back in the spotlight after ANZ said it will only finalise its lending decision on Gunns' proposed $1.7 billion pulp mill once it has completed an independent "green" assessment of the project. ANZ has declined an interview request ...

INGIM appoints new CEO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
ING Investment Management Asia/Pacific (INGIM) has appointed David McClatchy as chief executive officer of ING Investment Management Australia, effective 1 October. McClatchy replaces Grant Bailey, who will move to Dubai to set up and lead ING Group's ...

ING hires former CFS currency exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
Sydney based ING Investment Management has appointed Dan McCarthy to senior portfolio manager within its international equities team. McCarthy will manage the tactical strategies area within the international equities team beginning on September 18. ...

Sunsuper awards $580m mandate to US endowment fund

Sunsuper has appointed Makena Capital Management, a US-based pioneer in private endowment investing, to manage $580 million (US$500 million) of its portfolio. Under the agreement, Sunsuper and Makena Capital will work collaboratively on investment strategy ...

SELECT scores four stars for diversified funds

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2007
Select Asset Management today announced that Standard & Poor's has awarded both its Select Growth Portfolio and Select Defensive Portfolio diversified funds a four star rating. S&P fund analyst Tara Bell said, "The four stars reflects our high conviction ...

Principal buys $16.5b value fund

Principal Global Investors (PGI) has acquired Morley Financial Services, a value asset manager with around $16.5 billion (US$14 billion) in funds under management, for $88.8 million (US$75 million). PGI Australia's chief executive Grant Forster said ...

MilitarySuper loses its chairman

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
MilitarySuper has lost its chairman with Charles Kiefel tendering his resignation after a decade with the fund. Kiefel spent 10 years as the chairman of the Military Superannuation and Benefits Board of Trustees, stepping into the role when the fund ...

McCluskey moves to CommBank

Amanda McCluskey, formely manager in sustainability for Portfolio Partners in Melbourne, is moving back to Sydney to begin work in a new role at the Commonwealth Bank. McCluskey will start in her new role as general manager, sustainability from 9 July. ...

ML Private Clients group partners with US community bank

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
Merrill Lynch is partnering with US community bank Carver Bancorp in New York to offer investment products and financial advice directly to residents in Harlem and Brooklyn through the installation of financial booths in bank branches that will be staffed ...

Houses at half price

Families priced out of the property market can avail of a new product that only requires them to stump up 50 per cent of the cost of property. St George bank and property group Australand have banded together to offer a 'co-ownership plan', a type of ...