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Austock Group company secretary resigns

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
Austock Group company secretary Amanda Gawne has resigned, to be replaced by the company's chief financial officer Enzo Silverii. It is understood that Silverii has already taken the reigns and according to an ASX announcement yesterday, he will be ...

Switzerland falling out of favour with UHNWs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... last year that showed hundreds of billions of francs would flow out of Swiss vaults as measures to stop foreigners using secret accounts to evade taxes came into place. The global financial crisis has impacted the treatment of wealthy individuals. Governments ...

Government eyes Islamic finance growth opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
The Australian government has said that the Islamic finance provides a opportunity for growth in the both the Australian financial services sector and the wider economy. Addressing delegates at the first Amanie Australia Islamic Finance Forum in Melbourne ...

APRA appoints new chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
Treasurer Wayne Swan has announced that Wayne Byres will become the chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Byres became the first Australian to be appointed secretary general to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the ...

Lowys ramp up Westfield selldown

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... is expected to raise around $700 million for the family coffers and while the investment strategy is a closely guarded secret, the Lowys have said the Westfield divestments are part of an on-going strategy to diversify their exposures. But the sales ...

Transition to transparency, a case study

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
Cbus has become one of the first super funds in the country to disclose information about their directors and board members as well as investment holdings in its annual reports and in its website, Cbus CEO David Atkin said yesterday at the CMSF. Among ...

Corporate governance still needs to improve in Asian markets

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Corporate governance is still an issue of concern when investing in Asian markets and while international financial centres such as Singapore or Hong Kong have improved tremendously, there are still problems that need to be tackled. A survey conducted ...

Telstra Super CEO retires

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
Telstra Super chief executive Martin Crowe announced that he will be retiring on August 30 this year after five years in the post. Crowe joined Telstra Super in 2000 as chief financial officer and became company secretary in 2003. "After 41 years in ...

AFA makes board and exec changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers has made a number of changes to its board and senior executive following a recent meeting. Brad Fox, recently appointed as AFA chief executive, has resigned from the position of AFA Treasurer to take up the role ...

Accountants in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
Accountants are one of several professions that are in short supply in Australia, new research has revealed. The Clarius Skills Index for December shows that accountants, along with engineers, IT professionals, corporate services managers are in high ...